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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

I’m Still Standing – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah: Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. Tamisi

In Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. Tamisi, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York upheld a bankruptcy court’s ruling that Wilmington lacked the necessary standing to enforce a mortgage lien, thereby...more

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Proposed New York FAIR Business Practices Act Aims to Expand Consumer Protections Against Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Practices

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On March 13, New York State introduced proposed legislation titled the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Act). The proposed legislation seeks to broaden the scope of...more

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New York’s Highest Court Agrees To Hear Constitutional Challenge to Estoppel Provision of FAPA

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Further Developments in Mezzanine Foreclosures

The New York State Supreme Court, New York County Commercial Division (the “Court”) decided in U.S. Bank, N.A. v. 342 Property LLC, on February 14, 2022, that a mezzanine lender that is not a party to loan documents that...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

A New Bright Line Rule in New York Courts: Plead or Move, But a Borrower Can't Just Deny Standing to Challenge Foreclosure

In US Bank N.A. v. Nelson, the New York Appellate Division for the Second Department held that to raise a challenge to a foreclosing lender's standing it is not sufficient merely to deny the lender's allegations. In prior...more

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Dodd-Frank News: November 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

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Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending July 31 & August 7, 2015

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Foreclosure: non-borrower owner of real property as tenants-in-common with borrower not required to sign mortgage for borrower to encumber only his interest in the property and non-borrower’s signature on mortgage reflected...more

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Burr Commentary: Florida’s District Courts of Appeal Continue to Tighten Standing Requirements for Foreclosures

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The UCC was supposed to make enforcing negotiable instruments a simpler, more streamlined process. It has proven anything but in Florida.  Continuing a trend that now stretches back years, mortgage lenders have had an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Maine Supreme Court Addresses MERS Assignments and Payoff Amounts During Cure Periods

The Maine Supreme Court has been active in the last few months – issuing several decisions that will likely impact foreclosure actions in that state. The decisions covered a full range of foreclosure issues, from whether a...more

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California Foreclosure Law: A Defaulting Borrower Cannot Enjoin A Foreclosure Sale By Asserting That The Lender Lacks Standing

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Under California’s non-judicial foreclosure statutes, a defaulting borrower cannot enjoin a lender’s initiation of foreclosure proceedings by asserting that the lender lacks standing. (Keshtgar v. U.S. Bank, N.A. (2014) 192...more

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