The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds State-Mandated Default Notice Not Inaccurate or Deceptive
By EsqSocial Corporation 18/12/20
On November 25, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its opinion on a question certified from the First Circuit Court of Appeals regarding whether a mortgage servicer’s compliance with a state-mandated default notice could, nonetheless, void foreclosure sales in Massachusetts. Specifically, the SJC examined whether the provision of the state-mandated notice has the potential to “deceive” a borrower where it describes a period for reinstating a loan that is longer than the...
By: K&L Gates LLP