Judge:  Loan Assignee Failed To Show It Held Mortgage Note Before Foreclosing

Mealey's (April 15, 2021, 1:33 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon on April 12 declined to grant summary judgment in favor of defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit, ruling that defendants failed meet their burden of showing that no questions of fact remains as to whether they held a mortgage note when they initiated foreclosure proceedings on a borrower’s home after defaulting on the note....