In a significant legal victory for lenders, the Supreme Court of New York recently ruled in favor of our lender client in a residential foreclosure action against the estate of its borrower. This decision confirms that...more
In recent years, the claim that an accommodation pledge attached to a mortgage loan effectively “clogs” a borrower’s right of redemption has been the basis of numerous civil actions in New York courts. With the case of Atlas...more
Over the last year, since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to report on how the courts have handled efforts by lenders to address pandemic-related defaults, including by means of Uniform Commercial...more