Category Archives: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Ibanez ruling in Mass. could have far reaching impact on foreclosures

The ruling by the Massachusetts State Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling that US Bancorp did not have standing to foreclose on the loan of Antonio Ibanez. The issue concerned the banks inability to produce a document chain that showed them as the rightful holder of the note and mortgage with the standing to […]

Where have you been?

The Hallmark Abstract Sentinel, after an extended hiatus, is back with a vengeance! Hallmark Abstract will now be providing updates and insights to the mortgage and title industry on a regular basis going forward. In the current climate that includes questions surrounding foreclosures and terms that were once foreign to most including MERS, REMIC’s, robo-signing […]