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Feb 12, 2015

JOHN PAPUCHIS, ET UX. v. LAURA O’ SULLIVAN, ET AL.

Appellants filed a Motion to Stay Sale of Property in which they argued that appellees, trustees for HSBC Bank, did not properly engage in loss mitigation as they declined to consider loan modification as a means of avoiding foreclosure.

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Feb 12, 2015

Data: Foreclosure mediation not big drag on market

Only 20 percent of mediation requests have resulted in some form of resolution.

Feb 10, 2015

GEOFFREY W. ECKARD, ET UX. v. KRISTINE D. BROWN, ET AL., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES

Appellant cannot challenge the ratification of the foreclosure sale by appealing a judgment of possession

Feb 9, 2015

FRENNIEJO DONNA NIXON v. THOMAS P. DORE, ET AL. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES

1. Did the circuit court err in denying the motion to stay the foreclosure sale without a hearing? 2. Did the circuit court err in denying the motion for an extension of time to file exceptions to the foreclosure sale?

Jan 26, 2015

RHONDA R. BROWN v. THOMAS P. DORE, ET AL., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES

Appellant contends the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court erred in overruling her exceptions and ratifying the foreclosure sale, asserting that the Property “was sold without notice and due process of law.”

Jan 16, 2015

MICHELLE HOBBY v. JOHN BURSON

Freedom complied with the loss mitigation requirements of 24 C.F.R. §203.604 by reasonably attempting to arrange a face-to-face interview before initiating foreclosure proceedings, and conducted the sale before an order granting the borrower's motion to stay was docketed.

Jan 16, 2015

RAVI GOGNA v. LAURA H.G. O’SULLIVAN et al.

Even if appellant’s mediation argument was cognizable under Rule 14-305, we would affirm the circuit court’s decision to overrule the exception on the merits. In the bill introducing the mediation requirement, the Legislature made clear that the legislation was prospective only.

Jan 15, 2015

U.S. foreclosures hit pre-crisis levels

A healthier U.S. housing market and economy helped to winnow foreclosures in 2014 to levels not seen since before the housing bust. The number of homes repossessed by banks fell […]

Jan 9, 2015

BRIAN BLONDER ET AL. v. DENNIS HOLLIDAYOKE consol w/HOLLIDAYOKE v. JBL

A jury awarded appellee damages under RESPA, the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and Finder’s Fee Act. Appellant Mortgage Brokers seek review Circuit Court's denial of their motions for judgment and partial denial of Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, New Trial, and/or Remitter.

Dec 29, 2014

RODNEY TRAVIS v. JEFFREY B. FISHER, et al., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES

Appellant defaulted on his loan, failed to satisfy his debt, and failed to present any evidence to call into question the validity of the foreclosure sale. Nor was he entitled to a jury trial at his hearing on a foreclosure proceeding in 2012.

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Dec 18, 2014

Court: First notice of intent to foreclose not enough

Mortgage lenders who dismiss a foreclosure action must send the borrower a new notice of intent to foreclose before reviving the action, even if they had given notice earlier, a Maryland appeals court has held.

Dec 15, 2014

PHOENIX EAGLE CORPORATION v. HERBERT BURGUNDER, III, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

Did the lower court err in denying (1) stay of foreclosure sale where appellant tendered payment of debt prior to sale; (2) stay of sale of three properties as an entirety where Forbearance Agreement required they be sold separately?