9th Circuit Finds Lenders Had Authority To Foreclose, Affirms Dismissal

(November 28, 2017, 1:37 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — After finding that various mortgage-related entities had the authority to foreclose on a property, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 22 affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a borrower’s claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and wrongful foreclosure (Alvin Abano v. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, et al., No. 16-55325, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 23717)....