News & Analysis as of August 19, 2025

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Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -

Veterans Affairs Ending Mortgage Rescue Program

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/8/2025

On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will end the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program on May 1, 2025. This decision comes just shy of one year since the program’s...more

Certain Foreclosure Moratoria Set to Lift on July 31

Perkins Coie on 7/29/2021

At the close of this month, certain moratoria on foreclosures and evictions are set to lift. While prior deadlines have been extended, it remains to be seen whether another continuance will be granted amidst an increase in...more

Covid-19 Mortgage Servicing Trends Report - Update

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/23/2020

Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables. This report is intended to show industry trends, not facts, and does not necessarily...more

Preparing for the Coming Storm: CMBS Litigation and Securities Enforcement

King & Spalding on 12/22/2020

The Commercial Mortgage Market Since the Covid-19 Pandemic - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to many facets of what was once everyday life. As Americans sheltered in place, brick-and-mortar retail shopping and...more

Landlords Defeat Debtors Seeking COVID-19 Rent Abatements and Deferrals

Perkins Coie on 12/18/2020

Retail, restaurant, entertainment, and other industries have been devastated by COVID-19 and the resulting governmental orders either precluding or materially limiting operations. In that regard, retail bankruptcy filings...more

Update: COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Trends Report

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/2/2020

Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables... The polling results included in this report are the anonymous responses of...more

Buying distressed debt to get the underlying property – a litigation due diligence checklist

Shutts & Bowen LLP on 10/20/2020

It’s beyond the scope of this blog to predict where the commercial real estate market is heading, but there are those who have predicted a downturn. If that turns out to be right, there may be more loans than usual going into...more

Real Estate Industry Alerts Tracker - July 2020 Issue #5

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 8/2/2020

HOPE Act: Congressmen Taylor, Lawson and Barr Introduce Legislation to Address the Pending Crisis in the Commercial Real Estate Market - Texas Representative Van Taylor, Florida Representative Al Lawson, and Kentucky...more

Emergency Moratorium on Foreclosures and Evictions in Massachusetts and Mandatory Mortgage Forbearance Requirements Due to...

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 4/22/2020

On April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Bill H.4647: “An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 Emergency.” The new law immediately prohibits...more

Cura Italia Decree home mortgage loans moratorium – MEF implementing measures

Hogan Lovells on 4/3/2020

On 25 March 2020 the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a decree implementing the home mortgage loans moratorium provided by the Cura Italia Decree....more

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