By Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. and Douglas Sullivan, Esq., Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP. In a major decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the Attorney General cannot seek the remedy of consumer restitution under the Unfair Trade Practices and ...

By Jason K. Wright, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis On May 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a decision in Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson, ruling that filing an obviously time-barred proof of claim in a Chapter ...

By John Ansell, Rosenberg & Associates The Maryland legislature has passed House Bill 26 (“HB26”) which amends the foreclosure notice provisions contained in Maryland Real Property Article 7-105.2. HB26, slated to take effect on October 1, 2017, provides that notice ...

By Codilis & Associates, P.C. Mandatory electronic filing will be required by the Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Courts effective July 1, 2017, and in all circuit courts effective January 1, 2018. Barring extensions to the mandate, once these deadlines ...

By Mario A. Serra, Jr. & Robert E. Smithson, Jr., Fein Such Kahn & Shepard Municipal court violations have become a more common occurrence for chancery practitioners over the past couple of years.  Until recently, handling matters in these courts ...

By: Ryan Sawyer – Codilis & Associates, P.C. Section 1640(e) of the Truth in Lending Act provides that any action under the TILA may be brought “within one year from the date of the occurrence of the violation . . ...

By Craig Nazzaro, Baker Donelson As compliance costs continue to rise for mortgage servicing so does the popularity of private label servicing.  As a product, private label servicing is not complicated.  A subservicer will service your institutions portfolio with your ...

By William H. Meyer, Partner, Martin Leigh In December 2016 the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District considered a challenge to a lender’s deed of trust against real property.  That case is styled Lester v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, ___ S.W.3d ___ ...

By Lauren Riddick, Codilis & Associates A recent case from the Illinois Supreme Court may help protect lenders, at least partially, from suits stemming from property preservation.  In Schweihs v. Chase Home Finance, 2016 IL 120041, a lender-employed contractor entered ...

By LeAnn E. Covey, Clunk, Paisley, Hoose Co. The Ohio Senate passed House Bill 390 into law on June 28, 2016 and became effective law on September 28, 2016.  This changed and added several sections of the Ohio Revised Code ...