|
Defendant
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Plaintiff
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Court
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Amount
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Overview
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Case Title
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Case Number
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Date Filed |
Date of Activity |
Link to Story |
| FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION |
ALLAN L. KRAMER |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas |
na |
Ruling that borrowers cannot challenge a mortgage assignment to which he is not a party. |
ALLAN L. KRAMER, Plaintiff, -vs- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION a/k/a Fannie Mae; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (MERS); COUNTRYWIDE KB HOME LOANS, a Countrywide Mortgage Ventures LLC; and JOHN W. LATHAM, Defendants |
A-12-CA-276-SS |
na |
5/15/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| FINANCE CENTER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION |
RONNIE D. BRAND, DEBORA J. BRAND and GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC |
Court of Appeals of Indiana |
na |
Appeals court affirms trial court ruling in favor of GMAC based on the doctrine of equitable subrogation |
FINANCE CENTER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Appellant-Defendant, v. RONNIE D. BRAND, DEBORA J. BRAND and GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC, Appellee-Plaintiff |
49A02-1111-MF-1089 |
na |
5/24/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| Joseph Roberts |
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. |
Supreme Court of Kentucky |
na |
Trial court decision reversed because equitable subrogation is not available to a lienholder who has actual or constructive knowledge of a preexisting lie |
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. APPELLANT, v. JOSEPH ROBERTS, APPELLEE |
2010-SC-000069-DG |
na |
5/24/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE, CORPORATION |
FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a National Banking Association |
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division |
$83,200 |
Case dismissed. |
FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a National Banking Association, Plaintiff, v. LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE, CORPORATION, Defendant |
11 CV 01539 |
na |
4/17/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle092512 |
| STEPHEN F. KESSLER & LISA K. KESSLER, MICHAEL KEVIN RICKER |
COMMERCE BANK/HARRISBURG, N.A. |
Superior Court of Pennsylvania |
na |
Judgment granting priority of title to construction lender upheld. |
COMMERCE BANK/HARRISBURG, N.A., v. STEPHEN F. KESSLER & LISA K. KESSLER, MICHAEL KEVIN RICKER v. METRO BANK, F.K.A. COMMERCE BANK OF HARRISBURG, N.A.m APPEAL OF: METRO BANK, F.K.A. COMMERCE BANK OF HARRISBURG, N.A |
464 MDA 2011 |
May |
5/9/2012 |
Terry E. Pirius, Terry E. Pirius Trust, Paige A. Pirius Trust, Paige A. Pirius Marital Trust, Julie L. Barrett, The RiverBank, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ Corporation, Defendants, Associated Bank, N.A. |
Citizens State Bank |
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District III |
na |
Decision applying equitable subrogation upheld on appeal. |
Citizens State Bank, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Terry E. Pirius, Terry E. Pirius Trust, Paige A. Pirius Trust, Paige A. Pirius Marital Trust, Julie L. Barrett, The RiverBank, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ Corporation, Defendants, Associated Bank, N.A., Defendant-Respondent |
2011AP919 |
na |
5/8/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| IBM LENDER BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES, INC. |
Corey Van Nostrand. Misty Van Nostrand |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas |
$136,000 |
Judgment in favor of defendant. |
COREY VAN NOSTRAND and MISTY VAN NOSTRAND, Plaintiffs, v. IBM LENDER BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants. |
Adv. No. 10-6146, 09-24265 |
na |
4/30/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/BankruptcyConsumerLawsuits2q2012 |
| KAREN RUDOLPH, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES |
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT |
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District; Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court |
$107,361 |
Trial court’s denies motion by plaintiff. |
DEUTSCHE BANK NATL. TRUST CO. v. RUDOLPH |
98383, CV-775349 |
Feb. 2012 |
4/8/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/TitleInsuranceLawsuits4q2012 |
| na |
Mark Robert Wilkinson, Theresa Jean Wilkinson |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas |
na |
Ruling that a mortgage naming MERS as mortgagee is valid and enforceable. |
In re: Mark Robert Wilkinson and Theresa Jean Wilkinson, Debtors |
09-24357 Chapter 13 |
na |
4/30/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| na |
Martin Huerter
|
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas |
na |
Ruling that a mortgage naming MERS as mortgagee is valid and enforceable. |
In re: Martin Huerter, Debtor |
10-23175 Chapter 13 |
na |
4/30/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, now known as Bank of America, N.A., and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. |
MARK WILKINSON, Theresa Wilkinson |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas |
$82,000 |
Judgment in favor of defendant. |
MARK WILKINSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, et al., Defendants. |
Adv. No. 10-6251. 09-24357 |
na |
4/30/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/BankruptcyConsumerLawsuits2q2012 |
| Gary Crane, Marsa Crane |
Gifford State Bank |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois |
na |
Mortgage ruled avoidable. Appeal filed. |
In re Crane |
11-90592 |
2/29/2012 |
4/5/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/BankruptcyIll052312 |
| JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC (JP Morgan Chase), and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. |
MARTIN HUERTER |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas |
$284,000 |
Judgment in favor of defendant. |
MARTIN HUERTER, Plaintiff, v. CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC, et al., Defendants |
Adv. No. 10-6147, 10-23175 |
na |
4/30/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/BankruptcyConsumerLawsuits2q2012 |
| RBS Citizens, NA, Defendant |
Brandon M. Rogers and Tracy M. Rogers, Plaintiffs |
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Tllinois Eastern Division |
$49,897 |
Judgment by default entered in favor of plaintiffs. |
Rorgers v. RBS Citizens, NA |
12 B 00565; 12-00308Â |
2/24/2012 |
5/10/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/BankruptcyConsumerLawsuits2q2012 |
| MARY McGURK |
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY et al., |
Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three |
na |
Judgment of quiet title against New Century Mortgage Corp. by U.S. bankruptcy court found unenforceable against plaintiff by appeals court. |
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY et al., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MARY McGURK, Defendant and Respondent |
B231591 |
na |
5/22/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures061812 |
| AMBOY NATIONAL BANK, n/k/a/AMBOY BANK, MAGDY OMAR, and NASER BELOSA |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division |
na |
Decision in favor of BofA upheld. |
AMBOY NATIONAL BANK, n/k/a/AMBOY BANK, MAGDY OMAR, and NASER BELOSA, Defendants, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., f/k/a FLEET BANK, Defendant-Appellant |
A-3933-09T1 |
na |
5/24/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| BRIAN HAMER, in his official capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue; JOHN J. ACARDO, in his official capacity as DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder; KAREN A. STUKEL, in her official capacity as Will County Recorder; NANCY MCPHERSON, in her official capacity as Winnebago County Recorder; DAWN YOUNG, in her official capacity as Whiteside County Recorder; DEBBIE GILLETTE, in her official capacity as Kendall County Recorder; SANDY WEGMAN, in her official capacity as Kane County Recorder |
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”); THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (“FREDDIE MAC”); and, THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
na |
Complaint filed. |
THE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”); THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (“FREDDIE MAC”); and, THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, in its capacity as an agency of the federal government and in its capacity as Conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Plaintiffs, v. BRIAN HAMER, in his official capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue; JOHN J. ACARDO, in his official capacity as DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder; KAREN A. STUKEL, in her official capacity as Will County Recorder; NANCY MCPHERSON, in her official capacity as Winnebago County Recorder; DAWN YOUNG, in her official capacity as Whiteside County Recorder; DEBBIE GILLETTE, in her official capacity as Kendall County Recorder; SANDY WEGMAN, in her official capacity as Kane County Recorder, Defendants |
3:12-cv-50230 |
6/22/2012 |
6/22/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitFhfaIL062212 |
| Bank of America, MERS |
Dallas County |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
|
Judge denied request by defendant to dismiss. |
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED COUNTIES IN TEXAS, Plaintiffs, v. MERSCORP, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY; STEWART TITLE COMPANY; BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and ASPIRE FINANCIAL, INC. d/b/a TEXASLENDING.COM, Defendants |
3:11-cv-02733-O |
9/21/2011 |
5/23/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationFees061712 |
| MERSCORP Inc., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. |
Barbour County, Ala., Probate Judge Nancy O. Robertson |
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama |
na |
Remand granted to plaintiff. Motion to dismiss filed on April 26. |
Nancy O. Robertson, in her capacity as Probate Judge of Barbour County, Alabama, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situation v. MERSCORP, Inc. |
2:11cv1111-MHT |
4/2/2012 |
May |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationFees061712.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitMersKy042812.asp |
| Mortgage Electronic Registration, Inc. |
State of Indiana, ex rel Barrett Bates |
Marion Superior Court |
na |
Judge found that plaintiff failed to adequately plead his case under the Indiana Whistleblower and False Claims Act in win for MERS. |
State of Indiana, ex rel Barrett Bates v. Mortgage Electronic Registration, Inc. |
49D12-0911-CT-051743 |
11/12/2009 |
6/22/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationFees091012 |
| WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., Defendants, LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS, Defendant-Appellee |
BETTY WALLACE, Plaintiff-Appellant |
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
na |
Foreclosure overturned on appeal. |
BETTY WALLACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., Defendants, LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS, Defendant-Appellee |
Oct-94 |
na |
6/26/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosuresOH090612 |
| Bank of America, CCO Mortgage Corp., CitiMortgage Inc., Corinthian Mortgage Corp., Everhome Mortgage Co., GMAC Residential Funding Corp., Guaranty Bank, HSBC Finance Corp., SunTrust Mortgage, Wells Fargo Bank, WMC Mortgage , orp., Bank of O’Fallon, Compass Mortgage, First Collinsville Bank, FirstCo Mortgage Corp., First County Bank, Mid America Mortgage Services of Illinois, Mortgage Services III, Midland States Bank, Peoples National Bank, Commerce Bank, Regions Bank, UMB Bank, MERS and Merscorp. Inc. |
St. Clair County, Brendan Kelly, Mike Costello |
St. Clair County Circuit Court |
na |
Complaint filed alleging defendants created a scheme to evade county fees and shield property transfer records from the public. |
na |
na |
5/21/2012 |
5/21/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitStClairCounty052212, www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationFees061712 |
| FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, a.k.a. First Horizon Corporation, d/b/a First Horizon Home Loans; QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON; STEWART TITLE, d/b/a Stewart Title of Bellingham; STEWART TITLE OF WESTERN WASHINGTON, INC., d/b/a Stewart Title of Bellingham; STEWART TITLE OF BELLINGHAM, INC., d/b/a Stewart Title of Bellingham |
JACK GRANT |
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One |
|
Dismissal upheld except for claims related to the authority of First Horizon to commence foreclosure proceedings under the deeds of trust act, chapter 61.24 RCW. |
JACK GRANT, Appellant, v. FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, a.k.a. First Horizon Corporation, d/b/a First Horizon Home Loans; QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, a Washington corporation; STEWART TITLE, d/b/a Stewart Title of Bellingham; STEWART TITLE OF WESTERN WASHINGTON, INC., a Washington corporation, d/b/a Stewart Title of Bellingham; STEWART TITLE OF BELLINGHAM, INC., a Washington corporation, d/b/a Stewart Title of Bellingham, Respondents |
66721-1-I |
na |
5/29/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures061812 |
| American Home Mortgage Services Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company; GSRÂ Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-OA1; Michael J. Bouchard, Oakland County Sheriff |
Bruce H. Yuille |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
na |
District court ruling affirmed. |
Bruce H. Yuille, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. American Home Mortgage Services Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company; GSRÂ Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-OA1; Michael J. Bouchard, Oakland County Sheriff, Defendants-A |
Oct-64 |
na |
5/29/2013 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers092512 |
| Andinaria Nelson, Tarrance Nelson |
Federal National Mortgage Association |
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama |
na |
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff vacated on appeal. |
Andinaria Nelson and Tarrance Nelson v. Federal National Mortgage Association |
2100842 |
na |
5/11/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures061812 |
| Aurora Loan Services, LLC |
Lester Pascual, Ofelia Pascual |
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii |
na |
Judge dismissed plaintiffs’ first amended complaint asserting that Aurora violated Hawaii’s non-judicial foreclosure statute by foreclosing without a valid assignment of mortgage. |
Lester Pascual, an individual, and Ofelia Pascual, an individual, Plaintiffs, vs. Aurora Loan Services, LLC and DOES 1-100 inclusive, Defendants. |
Civil No. 10-00759 JMS-KSC |
na |
6/18/2013 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers092512 |
| BAC Home Loans |
Jack G. Davidson |
District Court of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Idaho |
na |
All counts of the plaintiff’s quiet title action seeking to prevent a future non-judicial foreclosure rejected. |
Jack G. Davidson, an individual, Plaintiff, vs. BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P., et al., Defendants |
CV-2012-1077 |
4/12/2012 |
5/7/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| BAC Home Loans Servicing LP |
Dye |
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon |
na |
MERS role affirmed. |
Gordon Dye, an individual, Plaintiff, v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, a foreign partnership; and ReconTrust Company, N.A., a federal bank, defend |
3:11-cv-911-HZ |
na |
4/17/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912 |
| BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP RECONTRUST COMPANY, N. A. |
PAVEL G. PETRASHISHIN |
District Court, D. Oregon |
na |
Motion to dismiss denied. |
PAVEL G. PETRASHISHIN, Plaintiffs, v. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP RECONTRUST COMPANY, N. A., Defendants |
3:11-cv-1105-HO |
na |
4/13/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers092512.asp |
| Bank of America |
White |
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon |
na |
MERS role affirmed. |
White v. Bank of America |
3:11-cv-01209-ST |
na |
4/2/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| Bank of New York |
Pham |
U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia |
na |
Request for remand denied, wrongful foreclosure complaint rejected. |
Pham v. Bank of New York |
1:12-cv-00002-TSE-JFA |
na |
4/10/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| Bank of New York Mellon |
Earl Jorgenson |
Circuit Court of Oregon for Benton County |
na |
Complaint dismissed because no requirement to record trust deed assignments each time the underlying note is transferred |
Jorgenson v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al |
11-10574 |
na |
5/7/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY |
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CO, L.L.C., f/k/a RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION |
Michigan Supreme Court |
na |
Court ruled that borrower’s argument regarding the separation of the note and mortgage failed. |
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CO, L.L.C., f/k/a RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v Defendant-Appellee. | BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, COREY MESSNER, Defendant-Appellee |
SC: 143178, COA: 290248, Kent CC: 08-011138-AV | SC: 143179 COA: 291443, Jackson CC: 08-003406-AV |
na |
5/31/2013 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers092512.asp |
| Damasino Taperi, Rosalinda Taperi |
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY |
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District |
na |
Summary judgment in favor of defendant reversed on appeal. |
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation 2006-OPT4 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4, Appellant, v. DAMASINO TAPERI and ROSALINDA TAPERI, Appellees |
Case No. 4D11-1582 |
na |
5/16/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosuresFL061812.asp |
| David E. deBree, Lee Anne deBree |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine |
na |
The court vacated a summary judgment and remanded the matter for further proceedings. |
na |
na |
na |
April |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures041812.asp |
| David Rigby, Kathlyn Rigby |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District |
na |
Final summary judgment of foreclosure in favor of plaintiff was reversed by appeals court. |
na |
na |
na |
4/4/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosuresFL041812.asp |
| DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST CO., SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP |
MAGRETH MUTUA, PETER MUTUA, JOHN M. PERUSSE, DIANE C. PERUSSE, ROBERT J. PIGOZZI, and LAURA M. PIGOZZI |
U.S. District Court, D. Minnesota |
na |
Plaintiffs’ motion to remand case back to state court granted and law firm’s request to be dismissed from the action denied. |
MAGRETH MUTUA, PETER MUTUA, JOHN M. PERUSSE, DIANE C. PERUSSE, ROBERT J. PIGOZZI, and LAURA M. PIGOZZI, Plaintiffs, v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY and SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP, Defendants |
11-CV-3761 (PJS/AJB) |
na |
4/30/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| Diane M. Pauk |
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. |
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District IV |
na |
Judgment in favor of defendant partially reversed on appeal. |
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., as Trustee for GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR1, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Respondent, v. Diane M. Pauk, Defendant-Respondent-Cross-Appellant |
2010AP1583 |
na |
5/31/2012 |
https://www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures061812.asp |
| FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION |
Henrietta EATON |
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Superior Court Department |
na |
Ruling against servicers. Amicus briefs filed in April. |
Henrietta EATON vs. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION & another |
SJC-11041 |
4/8/2011 |
6/22/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitForeclosureMass062812.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures041812.asp |
| HSBC BANK USA AS TRUSTEE FOR PHH 2007-2, Appellee |
GARY C. RICHARDS, Appellant |
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District |
na |
Foreclosure overturned on appeal. |
GARY C. RICHARDS, Appellant, v. HSBC BANK USA AS TRUSTEE FOR PHH 2007-2, Appellee |
5D10-3895 |
na |
6/22/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosuresFl090512.asp |
| Ignacio Damian Figueroa |
MERS |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit |
na |
Affirmation of lower court decision in favor of MERS. |
na |
na |
na |
May |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| JAMES W. HOWIE, DECEASED, et al. (GEORGIA L. HOWIE) |
U.S. BANK, N.A. |
Court of Appeals of the State of Kansas |
na |
Lower court ruling in favor of plaintiff sustained. |
U.S. BANK, N.A., Appellee, v. JAMES W. HOWIE, DECEASED, et al. (GEORGIA L. HOWIE), Appellants. |
106,415 |
na |
6/13/2013 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers092512.asp |
| JANICE FALCONER, JOANN FALCONER, AND TRACEY BIA | DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, GSAMP TRUST 2006-FM2 v. JANICE FALCONER, AND ALL OTHER OCCUP |
DEUTSCHE BANK, ET AL |
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Superior Court |
na |
Judge ruled in consolidated cases that “MERS, while not the lender or note-holder, may nonetheless invoke the statutory power of sale as the mortgagee and nominee for the lender.” |
DEUTSCHE BANK, ET AL v. JANICE FALCONER, JOANN FALCONER, AND TRACEY BIA | DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, GSAMP TRUST 2006-FM2 v. JANICE FALCONER, AND ALL OTHER OCCUP |
C.A. No. PD 2010-1588 (Consolidated) | C.A. No. PD 2010-1591 | C.A. No. PC 2010-1996 |
na |
5/1/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers092512.asp |
| KAREN J. BIDDLE; SPOUSE IF ANY, OF KAREN J. BIDDLE; HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, DEVISEES, SUC-CESSORS, ASSIGNS, and THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS of RODNEY B. BIDDLE, DECEASED; OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES; and STATE OF OKLAHOMA EX REL OKLAHOMA STATE TAX COMMISSION |
THE F&M BANK & TRUST CO., an Oklahoma Banking Corporation |
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division 1 |
$342,000 |
Decision in favor of plaintiff upheld on appeal. |
THE F&M BANK & TRUST CO., an Oklahoma Banking Corporation, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. GARDNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant, KAREN J. BIDDLE; SPOUSE IF ANY, OF KAREN J. BIDDLE; HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, DEVISEES, SUC-CESSORS, ASSIGNS, and THE UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS of RODNEY B. BIDDLE, DECEASED; OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES; and STATE OF OKLAHOMA EX REL OKLAHOMA STATE TAX COMMISSION, Defendants |
108443 |
na |
4/13/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle092512.asp |
| MERS |
Barrett Bates |
Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
na |
Case dismissed. |
na |
na |
na |
May |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| MICHAEL JOSEPH CORTES, ET AL. |
J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. |
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department |
na |
Trial court decision to prevent foreclosing on wife’s interest upheld on appeal. |
J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., appellant, v. MICHAEL JOSEPH CORTES, ET AL., respondents |
2011-08972 |
na |
6/13/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle092512.asp |
| Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Stephen C. Porter; David Seybold; Ryan Bourgeois; Matthew Cunningham |
Alvie Campbell and Julie Campbell, Appellants |
THE DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT |
na |
Dismissal of wrongful foreclosure lawsuit affirmed. |
Alvie Campbell and Julie Campbell, Appellants v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Lender and Lender’s Successors and Assigns; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Stephen C. Porter; David Seybold; Ryan Bourgeois; Matthew Cunningham, and John Doe 1-100, Appellees |
10-1093-C368, 03-11-00429-CV |
5/18/2012 |
5/18/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.; BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP; MORTGATRE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACK NOTES SERIES 2004-K; DOES 1-20. Defendants |
Peter Neess, Liv Neess |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington |
na |
Court dismissed a multiple-count complaint agains defendant of wrongful foreclosure in the state of Washington. |
PETER AND LIV NEESS, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.; BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP; MORTGATRE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACK NOTES SERIES 2004-K; DOES 1-20. Defendants |
2:11-cv-01939-JCC |
na |
4/6/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures041812.asp |
| Recontrust Co. |
Daniel P. Branson, Shaye Branson |
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon |
na |
Judge finds no merit to plaintiffs’ allegations of wrongful foreclosure related to MERS’ role as beneficiary under plaintiffs’ deed of trust. |
Daniel P. Branson and Shaye Branson, Plaintiffs, v. Recontrust Co., N.A., et al |
3:11-cv-1526-HO |
na |
4/26/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| ROBERT HEATH, SHELLY HEATH |
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-4 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-4 |
Supreme Court of Oklahoma |
na |
Foreclosure judgment reversed on appeal. |
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-4 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-4; Plaintiff/Appellee, v. ROBERT HEATH AND SHELLY HEATH; Defendants/Appellants |
108383 |
na |
6/12/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle092512.asp |
| U.S. Bank N.A. |
William L. Knight |
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District |
na |
Dismissal overturned on appeal. |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee for AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-4, Mortgage-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-4, Appellant, v. WILLIAM L. KNIGHT, unknown spouse of William L. Knight n/k/a BEVERLY A. KNIGHT; PREMIER AMERICAN BANK, N.A., as Successor-in-Interest to FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK; CHARLES S. THEOFILOS, M.D., P.A.; RAP KNIFORE, LLC; ROBB & STUCKY LIMITED LLLP d/b/a ROBB & STUCKY LTD; EWEB FUNDING GROUP, LLC; 1ST UNITED BANK, as Successor-in-Interest to REPUBLIC FEDERAL BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Receiver for REPUBLIC FEDERAL BANK, N.A., Appellees |
4D10-5008 |
na |
4/11/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosuresFL041812.asp |
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
ANDREA SKOV |
Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District |
na |
Foreclosure overturned on appeal. |
ANDREA SKOV, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Defendant and Respondent |
H036483 |
na |
6/8/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle092512.asp |
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for THE STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORP. PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-Z; AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC.; SAND CANYON CORP. also known as OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORP. |
ANTONIO IBANEZ |
U.S. District Court, D. Massachusetts |
na |
Case dismissed. |
ANTONIO IBANEZ, v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for THE STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORP. PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-Z; AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC.; SAND CANYON CORP. also known as OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORP. |
11-11808-RGS |
na |
4/13/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle092512.asp |
| Washington Mutual Bank, N.A. |
Hogan |
Arizona Supreme Court |
na |
Ruling that non-judicial foreclosure statutes do not require the beneficiary to prove its authority or ‘show me the note’ before a trustee may commence a non-judicial foreclosure. |
Hogan v. Washington Mutual Bank, N.A., et. Al |
na |
na |
5/18/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures061812.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| Wilemar Studtmann, Denise Studtmann, CitiFinancial Inc. |
Schanon Mortgage Inc. |
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District III |
$108,000 |
Summary judgment affirmed and reversed in part because the loan in question had already been paid off. |
Schanon Mortgage Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, Wilemar W. Studtmann, Denise Studtmann, Citifinancial Mortgage Co. and Citifinancial Inc., Defendants-Respondents |
2011AP2483-FT |
na |
4/10/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures041812.asp |
| William B. Butler |
na |
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota |
$50,000 |
Severe sanctions taken against defendant for frivolous “show-me-the-note” defenses. |
na |
na |
na |
4/3/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures041812.asp |
| William L. Knight |
U.S. Bank N.A. |
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District |
na |
Dismissal of borrower lawsuit reversed. |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee for AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-4, Mortgage-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-4, Appellant, v. WILLIAM L. KNIGHT, unknown spouse of William L. Knight n/k/a BEVERLY A. KNIGHT; PREMIER AMERICAN BANK, N.A., as Successor-in-Interest to FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK; CHARLES S. THEOFILOS, M.D., P.A.; RAP KNIFORE, LLC; ROBB & STUCKY LIMITED LLLP d/b/a ROBB & STUCKY LTD; EWEB FUNDING GROUP, LLC; 1ST UNITED BANK, as Successor-in-Interest to REPUBLIC FEDERAL BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Receiver for REPUBLIC FEDERAL BANK, N.A., Appellees |
4D10-5008 |
na |
4/11/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosuresFL041812.asp |
| BILLY G. BABER a/k/a BILLY GENE BABER and JEANETTE BABER, a/k/a AGNES J. BABER a/k/a A. JEANETTE BABER |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, As TRUSTEE of the SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-1 |
Supreme Court of Oklahoma |
na |
Denied motion to vacate default reversed on appeal. |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, As TRUSTEE of the SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-1, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. BILLY G. BABER a/k/a BILLY GENE BABER and JEANETTE BABER, a/k/a AGNES J. BABER a/k/a A. JEANETTE BABER, Defendants/Appellants, and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GOLD MORTGAGE BANC, INC., AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants |
109942 |
na |
6/12/2012 |
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| Eddie Sachar |
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company NA |
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division |
na |
Decision to dismiss summary judgment affirmed. |
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company NA, etc., Plaintiff-Respondent, -against- Eddie Sachar, Defendant-Appellant, New York City Environmental Control Board, et al., Defendants |
Index 380904/09 |
na |
5/22/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| Lanoue |
Hudson City Savings Bank |
New York Supreme Court |
na |
Dismissal of foreclosure reversed on appeal. |
Hudson City Savings Bank v. Lanoue, et al. |
Index No. 107305/09 |
na |
5/21/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| na |
Federal National Mortgage Association |
California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District |
na |
Court rules that MERS has the power, as nominee beneficiary, to assign its interest under a deed of trust. |
na |
na |
na |
5/17/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| Rivas |
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. |
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division |
na |
Dismissal of foreclosure reversed on appeal. |
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Rivas |
Index 12325/09 |
na |
5/21/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
| JOHN W. ALEXANDER, III, and LISA ALEXANDER |
U.S. BANK, N.A. |
Supreme Court of Oklahoma |
na |
Summary judgment reversed. |
U.S. BANK, N.A., as Trustee, for Credit Suisse First Boston HEAT 2005-4, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. JOHN W. ALEXANDER, III, and LISA ALEXANDER, Defendants/Appellants, AND CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendant |
109648 |
7/23/2009 |
5/1/2012 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitle052912.asp |
