I firmly believe the next time anyone sits down to sign mortgage docs and sees MERS in there, they might possibly refuse to sign.
Review Journal-
The Nevada Supreme Court has sided with banks by validating a key cog in the foreclosure enforcement machinery that has sparked legal disputes all over the country.
In a 26-page ruling delivered Thursday, all seven justices agreed that hundreds of thousands of home mortgages in the state involving the Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc. could be put into foreclosure after technical adjustments.
As foreclosures mounted in the past five years, consumer groups and attorneys have targeted MERS as hiding the identity of the actual lender, making it difficult to work out new mortgage terms, while not properly holding an interest in a loan.
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