Late Thursday evening, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion to reinstate a court order blocking the Centers for...

“The absence of a necessary party in a foreclosure action leaves that party’s rights unaffected by the judgment and sale, and the...

As vaccination rates increase, holds on foreclosure actions expire, and the courts slowly return to addressing their largely frozen...

CPLR 3215(c) requires a plaintiff to take proceedings for entry of judgment within one year of default or face dismissal of the action as...

Prior to the enactment of Real Property Actions and Proceeding Law (“RPAPL”) § 1302-a, defendants waived their affirmative defense of...

In JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v Caliguri, 36 N.Y.3d 953 (2020), the Court of Appeals recently clarified how a lender establishes standing...

The Appellate Division, Third Department recently issued a decision in Citimortgage, Inc. v Ramirez, ___AD3d___, 2020 NY Slip Op 07970...

In a case of appellate first impression in New York, the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that a mortgagor cannot make a Real...

As the sheer impact of COVID-19 continues to unfold, federal agencies are implementing policies across the country in an effort to lessen...

For institutional lenders, the filing of any foreclosure action requires careful navigation and compliance with various state and federal...