Reston, Virginia – April 3, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Below is a monthly summary of major legal decisions involving either the use of the MERS® System database or Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and its role in the mortgage process. Please feel free to contact the ">Office of Communications at MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. with any questions and visit the MERS Newsroomfor a full list of news releases.
- Arizona – Cardin v. Wilmington Finance, Inc. – Judgment for the Defendant
- Colorado – Claypool v. Bank of America – Judgment for the Defendant
- Florida – Dabbelt v. RALI Series 2007-QH6 Trust – Judgment for the Defendant
- Georgia – White v. CitiMortgage, Inc. – Judgment for the Defendant
- Idaho – Mulvey v. Aurora Loan Services – Judgment for the Defendant
- Kansas – Hamilton v. CitiMortgage, Inc. (In re Kunze) – Judgment for the Defendant
- Michigan – Barber v. Bank of America – Judgment for the Defendant
- Michigan – Goryoka v. Quicken Loans, Inc. – Judgment for the Defendant
- Michigan – Kumar v. U.S. Bank National Association – Judgment for the Defendant
- Michigan – McLaughlin v. Chase Home Finance – Judgment for the Defendant
- Michigan – Vanderhoof v. Deutsche Bank National Trust – Judgment for the Defendant
- Minnesota – Cozad v. Litton Loan Servicing – Judgment for the Defendant
- Ohio – Slorp v. Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss – Judgment for the Defendant
- Ohio – Stanton v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. – Judgment for the Defendant
- Texas – Kelly v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank – Judgment for the Defendant
- Texas – Kimber v. GMAC Mortgage, Inc. – Judgment for the Defendant
- Texas – Rickard v. Bank of New York Mellon – Judgment for the Defendant
For descriptions of cases and other materials pertaining to MERS’ business model and role in U.S. housing, please visit www.mersinc.org.
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MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. is a privately held corporation that owns and manages the MERS® System and all other MERS® products. It is a member-based organization made up of thousands of lenders, servicers, sub-servicers, investors and government institutions. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) serves as the mortgagee in the land records for loans registered on the MERS® System, and is a nominee (or agent) for the owner of the promissory note. The MERS® System is a national electronic database that tracks changes in mortgage servicing and beneficial ownership interests in residential mortgage loans on behalf of its members.
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