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The Second Department recently held in Trento 67, LLC v. OneWest Bank, N.A., et. al that the FHA COVID-19 moratorium constituted a stay of foreclosures for federally-backed mortgages, and thus tolled the statute of...more
REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which suspended...more
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held earlier this week that the CDC is unlikely to prevail on the merits and therefore a ruling from the Western District of Tennessee holding that the federal eviction moratorium “is ultra...more
A federal court in Texas has ruled that the federal government has no constitutional power to prohibit real estate foreclosures and evictions pursuant to coronavirus legislation and regulation, calling into question whether...more
As of December 3, 2020- REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order...more
REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106 , suspending evictions...more
Notwithstanding a pandemic-induced winnowing of legislative priorities this year, California has passed a handful of new bills to regulate discrete areas of the financial services industry, including student loan servicing,...more
On September 4, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) imposed a moratorium on residential foreclosures and evictions through the end of this year. The move quickly followed comments by the Trump administration that it would...more
CDC To Halt Evictions Through Year-End Using Quarantine Rules In an effort to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to use its quarantine authority to halt the...more
As part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) established a 120-day eviction moratorium for evictions based on non-payment of rent...more
Two federal enterprises who purchase and securitize mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, along with three federal agencies who make, guarantee, and insure mortgage loans, the Department of Housing and Urban Development...more
Borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans facing financial difficulty can breathe a little easier today. All of the federal agencies regulating such loans have announced that they will extend the moratoriums on...more
REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which immediately...more
On March 18, 2020 the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an order suspending foreclosures and evictions until May 1. These suspensions were subsequently extended to May 15th by a Supreme Court Order dated April 30th. ...more
Pennsylvanians facing foreclosure or eviction may apply for assistance under the newly enacted Act 24 of 2020. The Pennsylvania General Assembly directed 175 million of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act...more
On June 30, 2020, Oregon joined D.C., Massachusetts, and New York in passing state-specific COVID-19 mortgage assistance programs into law. This new law further confuses the patchwork quilt of compliance issues for mortgage...more
In recent weeks, the US federal housing agencies and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that insure, guarantee, or purchase “federally backed mortgage loans” covered by Section 4022 of the CARES Act (Act) have continued...more
This document is for informational purposes only, is not intended as legal advice, and does not substitute for consulting with a lawyer about specific facts and circumstances. This document does not constitute a solicitation,...more
On May 19, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia unanimously approved the Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which consolidates the four previous emergency acts adopted by the Council,...more
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, PL 116-136, enacted March 27, 2020, a federally backed mortgage loan was subject to a foreclosure moratorium from March 18, 2020, through May 17, 2020....more
On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued Loan Guaranty Circular 26-20-18, dated May 14, 2020, to impose a further foreclosure moratorium on VA-guaranteed loans through June 30, 2020....more
On May 14, 2020, Fannie Mae in an update to Lender Letter 2020-02, Freddie Mac in Bulletin 2020-16, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Mortgagee Letter 2020-13 extended their foreclosure...more
Updated on April 28, 2020 - On April 3, the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, CFPB, NCUA, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (Agencies) issued a joint statement intended to provide flexibility to mortgage servicers who...more