Published On: August 29, 2022
Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 12-1566(D), requires a creditor collecting on a deficiency to proceed first against all other real property of the debtor before proceeding against the debtor’s primary residence. This law does not apply [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
Can Borrower Waive Anti-deficiency Protection? No, as determined in Parkway v. Zivkovic, 1 CA-CV 12-0612 (7/2013) This appeal presents the issue whether the anti-deficiency protections afforded by Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) section 33-814(G) (Supp. 2012) may be [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
VA Loans: DEFICIENCY allowed. Connelly v.J Dervinski, 961 F.2d 129 (9th Cir, 1991) Once again we are asked to determine, once again, whether a state anti-deficiency scheme is preempted by Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) regulations [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
NOTE: REDEMPTION RIGHTS AFTER A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE, NOT PERMITTED AFTER A TRUSTEE’S SALE Helvetica Servicing, Inc. v. Gold, No. 1 CA-CV 11-0100 deals with redemption rights after judicial foreclosure. One defendant requested fair market value determination [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
Helvetica Servicing Inc. v. Pasquan Arizona Supreme Court, 8/25/20 (the 5th appeal). To resolve the fact question of whether a residential purchase money loan is a construction loan or a home improvement loan, the Arizona Supreme [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
Resolution Trust Corp. v. Segel, 173 Ariz. 42, 839 P.2d 462 (App.1992), we examined the impact of the Baker holding on non-purchase-money loans that were secured by second-position deeds of trust on residential property of [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
If the loan document is a mortgage, the next few questions are about the property. Did you borrow the money to buy the property? Is it a dwelling? Is it on 2 ½ acres or [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
Miller Designs v. US Bank et al. CA-CV 16-0723, 244 Ariz. 265, (AZ Court of Appeals, Div. One, 2/13/18) Holding: : (1) A purchaser of real property acquired at an execution sale under Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.“) [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
Without evidence of an intent to accelerate, merely recording a notice of trustee’s sale does not accelerate a debt. Bridges v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 1 CA-CV 19-0556, 1/14/21., A note and deed of trust contained an [...]
Published On: August 29, 2022
Helvetica Servicing Inc. v. Giraudo, 1 CA-CV 15-0490 2/9/17 The redemption price for a junior lienholder is the sale price of the secured property plus the outstanding value of the senior lienholder’s allowable deficiency judgment. [...]
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