For nearly three years, one of the rapidly developing areas of California foreclosure law has focused on whether a borrower has “standing” to challenge a wrongful foreclosure based on defective ...

The California Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corp. that a homeowner has standing to bring a wrongful foreclosure action after a completed nonjudicial ...

When you prepare to purchase a home, you'll usually find an avalanche of paperwork you must complete. A deed of trust is one document you should not sign without understanding its implications. In a ...

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As a homeowner, you may use a deed to transfer ownership or take out a loan on your property. There are several different types of deeds that you may use, but two of the most common are grant deeds ...

Often, people use the words Deed of Conveyance and Deed of Assignment interchangeably. But is this right? The two are actually legal documents that are used in relation to possession or transfer of ...

The lender attempting to foreclose on the Aspen Club project conveyed the deed of trust on the property to another entity Tuesday, according to public records. FirstBank assigned the deed of trust on ...

When buying a home, it’s easy to get lost in the terminology. Understanding key terms and requirements can become confusing. For example, some states require a deed of trust while others require a ...