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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... more +
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 -
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New York Court of Appeals to Review FAPA’s Constitutionality and Retroactive Application

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As a follow up to our May post, FAPA in the Spotlight Again: Second Circuit Renews Call for NY Court of Appeals Review, the New York Court of Appeals has finally agreed to consider New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention...more

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Litigation Byte (December Edition)

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Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business....more

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Stay Just a Little Bit Longer: Not Jackson Browne but the Statute of Limitations

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The Second Department recently held  in Trento 67, LLC v. OneWest Bank, N.A., et. al  that the FHA COVID-19 moratorium constituted a stay of foreclosures for federally-backed mortgages, and thus tolled the statute of...more

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New York Courts Split on the Constitutionality of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act

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In the six months since New York’s governor signed the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, L. 2022, ch. 821 (eff. Dec. 30, 2022) (FAPA), a split has emerged about whether the law applies retroactively....more

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NY restricts lenders’ ability to reset statute of limitations on foreclosures

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In December, the New York governor signed A 7737-B, the “Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act,” which amends the rights of parties in foreclosure actions....more

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Did I waive the terms of my contract? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - July 8, 2022

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act- In this appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio’s decision, finding the debt collector violated the...more

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Landmark New York Court of Appeals Decision Clarifying Calculation of Statute Of Limitations in Mortgage Foreclosure Actions

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The New York Court of Appeals reversed four Appellate Division decisions and decided in favor of the mortgagees in a consolidated decision issued on February 18, 2021, ruling, inter alia, that...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 31 , 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Surviving Lien: Lender’s lien on mobile home survived foreclosure sale of property where mobile home was located; mobile home remained personal property outside scope of foreclosure –...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 20, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Surplus: Purchaser of real property per an agreement for deed was not the record owner and could not claim foreclosure sale surplus – Corey v. Neuffer, No. 2D19-1083 (Fla. 2d DCA Mar....more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

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Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending December 6, 2019

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Real Property Update - Due Process: Trial court violated developer’s due process rights by considering and ruling upon developer’s motion to quash service of process, which was not set for hearing, despite developer’s...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending October 18, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Statute of Limitations: default notice pursuant to paragraph 22 of subject mortgage may include amounts accrued outside five-year statute of limitations – U.S. Bank, Nat’l Ass’n v....more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 19, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Condo Assessments: under section 718.116(1)(a), Florida Statutes, present condo owner is jointly and severally liable with the previous owner for unpaid assessments and related expenses...more

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Real Property & Financial Services Update: Week Ending July 5, 2019

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Real Property Update- Landlord-Tenant: rider to a lease, containing clear and unambiguous language, controlled over the terms in the lease and limited the increase in the operating expenses charged to the tenant by the...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 28, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Res Judicata: res judicata did not apply where later foreclosure action was based on different period of default than the prior action on same loan - Bullock v. Bayview Loan Servicing,...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 17, 2019

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Real Property Update - Sanctions / Dismissal: trial court abused discretion in dismissing bank’s foreclosure action; record established bank complied with discovery orders on which the motion for dismissal/sanctions was...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 10, 2019

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Real Property Update - Ad Valorem Taxes: in a matter of first impression, county's immunity from taxation does not extend extraterritorially to property it owns in another Florida county - Joiner v. Pinellas Cnty., Fla.,...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 26, 2019

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Real Property Update - • Foreclosure / Reverse Mortgage / Condition Precedent: bank failed to establish that the subject property was not the principal residence of surviving co-borrower under its reverse mortgage, a...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 19, 2019

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Real Property Update - • Special Tax District Bond Validation: hospital center special tax district could not validate bonds intended to finance the construction of a hospital outside the geographic boundaries established...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 29, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Attorneys' Fees: borrower not entitled to attorneys' fees for prevailing on lender's claim for reformation of mortgage, where lender prevailed on claim of foreclosure without...more

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Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 22, 2019

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Financial Services Update - FDCPA / definition of "debt collector": law firm carrying out a nonjudicial foreclosure action not a debt collector because the primary definition of a "debt collector" under sec. 1692a does not...more

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Real Property & Financial Services Update: Week Ending March 15, 2019

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Real Property Update- Deed Restriction / MRTA: Marketable Records Title to Real Property Act extinguished association's restrictions where restrictions were more than thirty years old, predating lot owner's root of title,...more

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11th Circuit Court Rejects Claim that Mortgage Statements Sought Time Barred Debt in Violation of FDCPA

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In Green v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, 17-15681, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a consumers contention that his monthly mortgage statement should only seek his last five years of mortgage installments...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 1, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Surplus Funds: sections 45.032 and 45.033, Florida Statutes, create a rebuttable presumption that the owner of record of real property on the date of the filing of a lis pendens is...more

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Grant v. Citizens Bank, N.A.: Florida Courts Agree that Statute of Limitations does not Bar Collection of Amounts More than Five...

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In an opinion issued recently, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal joined other Florida appellate courts in holding that the five-year statute of limitations to bring an action to enforce a promissory note and/or...more

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