Legal Insights

The Third DCA affirmed the entry of a foreclosure judgment in favor of Bank of New York Mellon (“the Bank”) and against Neida and Jose...

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky finally put an end to debtor Helen Mitchell’s (“Mitchell” or “Debtor”)...

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a concerning opinion last week wherein it reversed the Middle District Court of Florida’s...

Last month the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a judgment wherein PNC Bank was denied a portion of accrued pre-judgment interest on a...

Florida’s Fourth DCA issued an opinion yesterday reversing a Palm Beach circuit court which dismissed US Bank’s foreclosure complaint...

Last month Florida’s Second DCA reversed a summary judgment order which dismissed an action on a note filed by multiple lenders (“the...

Bank of New York Mellon (the Bank), Bank of America (BANA), Carrington Mortgage Services (Carrington), and the Bank’s attorney (Callahan)...

Multiple courts [i] throughout the United States are addressing claims brought against debt collectors for alleged violations of §...

Despite their national application, servicing regulations regarding FHA loans are not applied consistently among all State jurisdictions....

The Second District Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of Freedom Mortgage Corporation’s (Freedom)...

In 2013, the Chicago City Council enacted the Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance (KCRO or Ordinance) to “preserve, protect, maintain and...

Earlier this month Ohio’s Court of Appeals, Eighth District, affirmed the dismissal of a tort action filed by Rector against Dorsey due...

Last month the Florida Supreme Court held the bank was entitled to foreclose its reverse mortgage despite the fact the co-mortgagor still...

The Illinois Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction and consolidated two appeals to consider the constitutionality of section 15-1504-1 of...

The Northern District of Indiana recently provided its interpretation of the limits on the bankruptcy stay provision codified at 11...

Effective the first of this month, Florida’s summary final judgment standard under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510 now aligns with the federal...

Last month the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit clarified and effectively expanded provisions of the Fair Debt Collection...

About two years ago Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment of foreclosure entered in favor of U.S. Home...

Earlier this month i the First DCA affirmed a final judgment of foreclosure entered in favor of Wells Fargo Bank (“the Bank”) in Hartz...

Two federal courts recently weighed in on the legitimacy of the CDC’s September 4, 2020 Agency Order i which imposed a nationwide...