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Banking Alert June 202406/24
In this issue:
- New York First Department Reverses Order Denying Lender’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Action Against Borrowers
- New York Second Department Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Provision Contained in Deposit Account Agreement Amendment
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Banking Alert May 202405/24
In this issue:
- First Department Affirms Order Granting Summary Judgment in Foreclosure Action
- First Department Enforces Arbitration Provision Against Lender in Foreclosure Action
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Banking Alert April 202404/24
In this issue:
- Federal Trade Commission Adopts Final Rule That Would Prohibit Most Noncompete Agreements
- New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Bank’s Breach of Contract Claim Pursuant to HELOC Agreement Was Timely Filed
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Banking Alert March 202403/24
In this issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of CFA Claim Against Mortgage Loan Servicer
- New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Claim Based on Dishonored Check and Award of Sanctions for Frivolous Litigation
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Banking Alert February 202402/24
In this issue:
- New York Appellate Division Refuses to Toll Accrual of Interest in Foreclosure Action Due to Delays
- New York Appellate Division Finds That Foreclosure Action is Time-Barred After Voluntary Discontinuance of First Action
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Banking Alert January 202401/24
In this issue:
- New York Appellate Division Refuses to Vacate Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
- New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Duplicate Copies of Checks Sufficient to Establish Defense to Dishonored Check Claim
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Banking Alert December 202312/23
In this issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Division Refuses to Vacate Sheriff’s Sale on Motion Unsupported by Client Certification
- New Jersey Appellate Division Finds That Joint Account Held by Husband and Wife is Subject to Levy
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Banking Alert November 202311/30/2023
In this issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Division Reaffirms That Offer of Judgment Rule Does Not Apply To Involuntary Dismissal
- New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Claim Based on Dishonored Check
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Banking Alert October 202310/25/2023
In this issue:
- New York Appellate Division Finds Insufficient Proof of Mailing Precludes Entry of Summary Judgment in Favor of Lender in Foreclosure Action
- New Jersey Appellate Division Enforces Arbitration Provision Against Consumer
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Banking Alert August 202308/23
In this issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Action Against Financial Institution Based on Ineffective Power of Attorney
- New Jersey Appellate Division Refuses to Vacate Foreclosure Sale Based on Allegedly Defective Notice of Sale
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Banking Alert July 202307/23
In this issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Division Enforces Online Arbitration Agreement
- New Jersey Appellate Division Upholds Final Judgment of Foreclosure Against Borrower’s Challenge to Standing
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Banking Alert June 202306/23
In this issue:
- New York Appellate Division, Second Department, Refuses to Set Aside Foreclosure Sale
- New Jersey Appellate Division Holds That Lender Entitled to Interest Under Guaranty Mortgage
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Banking Alert May 202305/23
In this issue:
- Using Cost-Shifting in Responding to Overbroad and Burdensome Subpoenas
- New Jersey Appellate Division Strikes Down “Unconscionable” Arbitration Provision
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Banking Alert April 202304/23
In this issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Division Denies Appeal Seeking to Contest Foreclosure Action as Moot
- New Jersey Trial Court Rejects Borrower’s Unclean Hands Defense to Foreclosure Action
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Banking Alert March 202303/23
In this issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses Trial Court and Dismisses Foreclosure Action With Prejudice as Untimely
- New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses Trial Court’s Denial of Motion to Vacate Final Judgment of Foreclosure