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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Lien on Me – How an Attorney Can Help Secure Your Debt

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC on 3/14/2025

Too often creditors are faced with accounts that are seemingly uncollectable. If the debtor had money on hand to pay, presumably they would not have incurred the debt at all, right? Especially in the realm of medical debt,...more

Can I recover excess proceeds from a foreclosure sale? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - August 2022

McGlinchey Stafford on 8/22/2022

Claim to excess funds in foreclosure- In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District considered who is entitled to excess sale proceeds; another mortgagee (who never appeared or answered in the case) or the borrower? Here,...more

Real Estate Alphabet Soup: F is for Foreclosure

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 9/4/2019

In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: E is for Easement and Eminent Domain” I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” with the letter “F.”...more

Appellate Court Notes

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/10/2016

Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19233, SC19234 - State v. Wright - SC19233, SC19234 Concurrence - State v. Wright - SC19382 - State v. Anthony D. - SC19382 Dissent - State v. Anthony D. - ...more

Negative Pledge Pros and Cons

Harris Beach PLLC on 4/15/2016

Does a Lender really get any protection from a Negative Pledge provided by a Borrower? In some situations where a Lender would like to have security for its loan but the Borrower cannot, or will not, grant a mortgage or...more

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