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Consumer Law : Foreclosure – Mortgage Assignment – Validity
Johnson v. Wells Fargo Bank (MLW No. 66054/Case No. 13-1005 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)
Real Property : Foreclosure – Deed Of Trust – Enforceability
Richard v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (MLW No. 65650/Case No. ED98712 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)
Consumer Law: Foreclosure – Unlawful Detainer – Notice
Federal National Mortgage Association v. Wilson (MLW No. 65267/Case No. ED98885 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Quigless, J.)
Consumer Law : Foreclosure – State Registration
Even though a national banking association failed to register to do business in Arkansas with either the Arkansas Secretary of State or the Arkansas Bank Department it was not the exclusive means for becoming “authorized to do business” in the state and since the national banking association was chartered by the Office of the Comptroller […]
Updated: Nixon allows ban on local foreclosure mediation laws
The legislation effectively repeals ordinances that St. Louis and St. Louis County enacted within the past year.
HSBC Holdings sued over foreclosure allegations
A state investigation found that HSBC has left homeowners languishing in foreclosure by failing to meet requirements for giving them an opportunity to negotiate loan modifications.
Consumer Law: Foreclosure – Validity – Minnesota Law
Butler v. Bank of America (MLW No. 64091/Case No. 11-2653 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)
Consumer Law: Foreclosure – Validity – Minnesota Law
Stein v. Chase Home Finance, LLC (MLW No. 63033/Case No. 11-1292 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Davis, J. (William Bernard Butler, Minneapolis, argued for appellant) (Ben Rust, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Aleava Rael Sayre, Minneapolis, argued for appellees; Marc Simpson appeared on the brief).
Banks and Banking: Deed Of Trust – Foreclosure – Injunction
Mackey and 7 Valleys Equipment Company, Inc. v. Security Bank of Southwest Missouri (MLW No. 62846/Case No. SD30901 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Barney, J.)
Foreclosure hits home of real estate attorney
Meet Walter Lamkin. Lamkin is a real estate attorney with Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, one of the state’s largest firms. The former managing member of title and money disbursing companies, he sits on a zoning board in his upscale St. Louis suburb of Frontenac.
Banks and Banking: Foreclosure – Farmer-Lender Mediation Act – Minnesota Law
Mayer v. Countrywide Home Loans (MLW No. 62556/Case No. 10-1702 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
Foreclosure probe ‘closer’ to settlement, official says
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, leader of a 50-state probe of foreclosure practices, said a settlement is “closer” and that state and federal officials want a monitor to ensure that banks keep their promises.
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