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What Happened? Mortgage servicers should take note that on June 30, 2025, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law HB 356 (2025 La. Acts 480) creating the Stated Value Policy Act (the “Act”) which allows insurers to...more
On May 20, 2025, the New York Court of Appeals agreed to hear constitutional challenges to one aspect of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA). ...more
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester, recently held that the doctrine of res judicata bars a lender’s claim that a borrower’s subsequent transfers of property are void, if the claim is brought...more
In a less-than-thousand-word opinion, the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida put foreclosure cases across Florida in jeopardy. Namely, in all foreclosure cases in which a borrower is deceased, unless the legal...more
Most anybody who works in real estate knows what a mortgage is. Simply stated, a mortgage is a lien against property given by the property owner to a lender to secure the repayment of a loan made by the lender to the property...more
Multifamily property owners with federally backed mortgages now have an avenue of relief under the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The law provides up to 90 days of forbearance...more
The following information accompanies a presentation Mike gave to members of the Arizona Commercial Mortgage Lenders Association (ACMLA) on March 13, 2018. Arizona Case Law – Trustee’s Sale Statute of Limitations;...more