Legal Opinion

Kevin Murphy v. Aurora Loan Services

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 8, 2012No. 12-1398PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs are all Minnesota homeowners (“Homeowners”) who borrowed money for the purpose of purchasing a home. Each signed a promissory note, promising to repay the loan. As security for the promise they executed a mortgage on which Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) 1 was the nominal mortgagee. The various lenders holding the Homeowners’ promissory notes then pooled, securitized, and sold them in the secondary market. MERS subsequently assigned each mortgage to Aurora Loan Services, LLC and Aurora Bank FSB (collectively “Aurora”). After the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Marshall v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  2. Nat Levy v. Donald J. Ohl, William J. Knapp, L. David Green, and Merilyn HamlettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. George Wiles, Doing Business as Arcadia Valley Office Supply v. Capitol Indemnity Corporation Brown & James, P.C. Nixon and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  4. Great Plains Trust Co. v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. Davis v. Re-Trac Manufacturing CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967

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3Cited by71 opinions

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