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Statute of Limitations Mortgages

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Stay Just a Little Bit Longer: Not Jackson Browne but the Statute of Limitations

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Scrivener’s Error in Guaranty Reformed Outside of Statute of Limitations and Held Enforceable

In an appeal heard by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department of New York, the Court recently ruled that a court may reform a guaranty after the statute of limitations for a reformation of...more

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New York Courts Split on the Constitutionality of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act

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In the six months since New York’s governor signed the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, L. 2022, ch. 821 (eff. Dec. 30, 2022) (FAPA), a split has emerged about whether the law applies retroactively....more

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Can I Recover Fees Under an Offer of Judgment Even if I Lose on Appeal? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - June 22 2023

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Marchbanks v. Ice House Ventures, LLC, Slip. Op. No. 2023-Ohio-1866. In this discretionary appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the appellate court’s ruling, finding that an enforceable settlement agreement existed,...more

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Revival of Time-Barred Zombie Mortgages May Come Back to Haunt Debt Collectors

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Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion on the attempted enforcement of time-barred alleged debt collection rights as to second mortgage loans. It is a violation of the Fair Debt...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Zombie Mortgages

On April 26, 2023, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion, which reiterated that the FDCPA and Regulation F prohibit certain debt collectors from suing to collect on debt or threatening to foreclose on homes with mortgages past...more

Troutman Pepper

Colorado Supreme Court Confirms Bankruptcy Discharge Does Not Trigger Statute of Limitations to Recover Debt

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Colorado just became the latest state to recognize that a borrower’s bankruptcy discharge does not accelerate secured installment debt or trigger the final statute of limitations period to recover the debt....more

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CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on Debt Collection Practices

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On April 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an advisory opinion to clarify that it is against the law for a debt collector to sue or threaten to sue in order to collect a time-barred debt, as...more

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Arizona Court of Appeals Narrows Statute of Limitations Application

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The Arizona Court of Appeals recently clarified how the state’s debt collection statute of limitations applies to debt created by a land sale contract. Arizona has a six-year statute of limitations to enforce installment...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NY restricts lenders’ ability to reset statute of limitations on foreclosures

In December, the New York governor signed A 7737-B, the “Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act,” which amends the rights of parties in foreclosure actions....more

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Arizona Supreme Court Rules Recording a Notice of Sale Does Not Trigger Final Statute of Limitations Period to Collect Debt

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The Arizona Supreme Court just issued a significant and favorable foreclosure statute of limitations decision in Bridges v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, — P.3d —, 2022 WL 3905320. It held that recording a notice of trustee’s sale...more

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New York Statute of Limitations on Mortgage Debt Governed by GOL Section 17-105, Not 17-101

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A recurring issue in New York mortgage lending is under what circumstances the state's six-year statute of limitations on mortgage debts is extended or revived. The New York Court of Appeals ruled recently that this issue is...more

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When does a plaintiff have a right to a jury trial under the CSPA? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin

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Fraudulent Transfer Act Allan v. Allan, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga Nos. 110177, 110179, 2022-Ohio-1488- In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District reversed the trial court’s decision under the Fraudulent Transfer Act case to...more

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When do the AAA Rules Govern Arbitrability? - Commercial Law Bulletin April 25 2022

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Ohio- Excess Sale Proceeds Royal Oaks Landmark, LLC v. Royal Oak Cal, LLC, 12th Dist. Clermont No. CA2021-06-025, 2022-Ohio-1144- In this appeal, the Twelfth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision,...more

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Copper Creek Confirms That Bankruptcy Discharges Have No Effect on the Statute of Limitations in Washington State

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As we previously noted, the statute of limitations on actions to enforce a note or deed of trust can be a brutally effective sword for borrowers in Washington State. Under the six-year limitations period of RCW 7.28.300, a...more

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Rulings on Standing and Statute of Limitations Deliver Huge Blow to RMBS Investors

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Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dealt a major blow to mortgage investors in two parallel actions pending for the past few years. The impact proved to be fatal to one of the actions,...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending December 10, 2021

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Real Property Update - UCC / Security Interests: Eleventh Circuit certified to the Florida Supreme Court the following questions: (1) Is the "search of the records of the filing office under the debtor's correct name,...more

Blank Rome LLP

New York’s Highest Court Makes Key Rulings in Favor of Lenders Clarifying What Accelerates and De-Accelerates a Mortgage Debt for...

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The New York Court of Appeals has resolved a split between two intermediate state appellate courts regarding whether a default letter clearly and unequivocally affirmatively accelerates a mortgage debt and provided much...more

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Akerman Team Supports Shellpoint Successfully Reversing Texas Trial Court Opinions Voiding Liens Based on Statute of Limitations

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Akerman recently obtained judgments from Texas’s 9th and 14th courts of appeals on behalf of Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing reversing Harris and Jefferson county district court judgments invalidating its liens based on the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New York Federal Court Concludes That Choice-of-Law Clause Does Not Control Application of the Statute of Limitations

A New York federal court ruled that a pooling and servicing agreement (PSA) and mortgage loan purchase agreement (MLPA) that select New York as their governing law may not require application of New York’s statute of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New York Clarifies Mortgage Loan Acceleration and De-Acceleration: Starting and Stopping the Limitations Clock

On February 18, 2021, the New York Court of Appeals’ consolidated resolution of four cases that answered two critical questions concerning the application of the statute of limitations in New York mortgage foreclosure...more

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NY Court of Appeals on the Foreclosure Statute of Limitations

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The New York Court of Appeals’ decision last week, Freedom Mortgage Corp v. Engel, contains two “reliable and objective rules permitting consistent application of the statute of limitations.” What are those rules?  ...more

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Landmark New York Court of Appeals Decision Clarifying Calculation of Statute Of Limitations in Mortgage Foreclosure Actions

The New York Court of Appeals reversed four Appellate Division decisions and decided in favor of the mortgagees in a consolidated decision issued on February 18, 2021, ruling, inter alia, that...more

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New York’s Highest Court Makes Key Rulings in Favor of Lenders Clarifying What Accelerates and De-Accelerates a Mortgage Debt for...

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The New York Court of Appeals’ decision set bright-line rules that a noteholder’s voluntary discontinuance of a foreclosure action, in itself, revokes the acceleration of a mortgage debt, and a default letter stating that the...more

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NY Court Of Appeals Issues A Landmark Decision On The Statute Of Limitations In Mortgage Foreclosure Actions

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On February 18, 2021, the New York Court of Appeals issued a landmark decision in four cases related to the application of the statute of limitations to foreclose a mortgage in New York. Most notable is the long-anticipated...more

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