2nd Circuit:  Forged Signature Does Not Bar Mortgage Lender’s Proof Of Claim

Mealey's (April 7, 2020, 11:50 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 2 affirmed a federal judge in Connecticut’s ruling that allowed JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. to pursue its proof of claim in a woman’s bankruptcy proceeding, finding that although her ex-husband forged her signature on the loan documents, he quitclaimed his interest in the loan to her as part of the divorce settlement (In re: Lisa V. Elwell, No. 19-3039, 2nd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 10375)....