Hogan v. Washington Mutual Bank Can a borrower/property owner defeat a non-judicial foreclosure sale (trustee's sale) by demanding that the lender prove that it is the holder of the underlying promissory note? In Hogan v. Washington Mutual Bank the Arizona Supreme Court answered that question with a resounding "No." In Hogan, the borrower defaulted on the loans for two properties. The lenders, ...
Helvetica Servicing v. Pasquan - Recent Case Law Affecting Arizona’s Anti-Deficiency Statutes - One Step Forward, One Step Back In its recent decision in Helvetica Servicing v. Pasquan, the Arizona Court of Appeals sought to address two questions that have lingered since the Court's decision in Bank One v. Beauvais. First, the Court looked at whether construction loans used to build a residence ...
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently expanded Arizona's anti-deficiency statute governing the pursuit of a deficiency following the foreclosure of a deed of trust in the case of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank v. Mueller (link provided). Most home loans are secured by deeds of trust in Arizona. When a homeowner quits making payments, the lender may foreclose on the home through an auction via a ...
High down payment requirements being proposed by federal regulatory agencies as part of the upcoming rulemaking under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will unnecessarily burden homebuyers and significantly impede the economic and housing recovery, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Six agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban ...
While the long-term housing outlook is beginning to look up, 2011 is projected to be the peak year for foreclosures during this market cycle. Distressed homeowners who are on the brink of a short sale, loan modification or foreclosure should be aware that normally, any mortgage balance on a primary residence that is wiped out by one of these outcomes is taxed as what the IRS calls Cancellation of ...
The goal in interpreting a statute is to find and give effect to the intent of the legislature. Mail Boxes, Etc., U.S.A. v. Indus. Comm'n, 181 Ariz. 119, 121, 888 P.2d 777, 779 (1995). In determining the legislative intent, the court must first look to the language of the statute. Canon Sch. Dist. No. 50 v. W.E.S. Constr. Co., 177 Ariz. 526, 529, 869 P.2d 500, 503 (1994). If the statutory language ...
Hogan v. Washington Mutual Bank Can a borrower/property owner defeat a non-judicial foreclosure sale (trustee's sale) by demanding that the lender prove that it is the holder of the underlying promissory note? In Hogan v. Washington Mutual Bank the Arizona Supreme Court answered that question with a resounding "No." In Hogan, the borrower defaulted on the loans for two properties. The lenders, ...