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15 Feb 2011, 12:57 pm by Rich Vetstein
The case is In Re Agard (click here to download), and essentially throws a huge monkey wrench into a hugely important cog of the entire U.S. mortgage market, the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. known as MERS. [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 7:57 am
Today the Virginia-based Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) has more than 67 million electronic mortgages on file. [read post]
22 Apr 2011, 1:40 pm by Sarah Lindsey
Saurman, the Michigan Court of Appeals held, in an opinion authored by Judge Shapiro, that Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) did not have authority under MCL 600.3204(1)(d) to foreclose by advertisement because it did not own an interest in the indebtedness secured by the mortgage. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 3:30 am by propertyprof
Via Joseph Singer, here's an interesting decision from the Michigan Supreme Court: Contrary to the ruling of some other courts, the Michigan Supreme Court held that MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems) has standing to foreclose on properties for which it... [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 7:17 am by Richard Alderman
In an opinion with possible far reaching consequences, a New York appellate court has held that a party does not have standing to commence a foreclosure action when that party's assignor, in this case, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 8:05 am
The clerk of courts in Jacksonville and the attorney general in Delaware have sued MERS -- Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Mortgage Servicing News is reporting. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 6:56 am by Charles Ochab
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that an assignment of a mortgage deed of trust (“DOT”) from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (“MERS”) to an assignee (“Assignee”) was valid under Texas law, because MERS was specifically named as a beneficiary in the DOT and was vested with the power to exercise […] Charles Ochab [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 3:23 am by propertyprof
From Joe Singer's blog: State courts have disagreed about whether MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems) has standing to foreclose on property or to assign whatever interest it has in the mortgage to the bank that holds the mortgage currently so... [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 6:05 am
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, or MERS, the company created in an attempt to streamline property transfers across the Country has flourished since its inception in the early 90's, now finds itself under investigation by multiple States' Attorneys General. [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 10:35 pm by Jean Braucher
The Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) has been the target in a lot of lawsuits during the mortgage crisis for its shoddy, opaque practices. [read post]
2 Oct 2012, 4:30 am
In Re Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., 680 F.3d 849 (6th Cir. 2012). [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 10:53 pm
The Supreme Court ruled that MERS, the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, can foreclose on a Deed of Trust. [read post]
14 Aug 2009, 2:05 am
Last October, this blog predicted a win for MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration System) and yesterday, the Minnesota Supreme Court continued this blog's "undefeated" record in the risky world of making predictions on the outcomes of pending cases. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 8:00 am
Massachusetts homeowners, banks, and real estate practitioners will be well-served to note a recent bankruptcy court decision holding that the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) does not have the right to assign mortgages under New York law. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 8:19 pm
As Chino foreclosure defense lawyers, we've blogged before about the use of MERS, or the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, in the mortgage industry. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 9:16 am by brian
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., commonly referred to as “MERS,” is the recorded owner of over half of the nation’s residential mortgages. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 2:21 pm
Freddie Mac will no longer allow loan servicers that are managing Freddie loans to foreclose on a piece of property in the name of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. [read post]