Legal Opinion

Citimortgage, Inc. v. Shannon S. Barabas a/k/a Shannon Sheets Barabas, ReCasa Financial Group, LLC, and Rick A. Sanders

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 4, 2012No. 48S04-1204-CC-213PublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MASSA, Justice.

Shannon Barabas had two mortgages on her Madison County home. The second mortgagee foreclosed on the property without notice to the first. The first mortgagee sought to intervene and obtain relief from the foreclosure judgment, but the trial court denied its motion. We reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

A. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and Its Role in the Mortgage Industry 1

Traditional mortgages were folies á deux; 2 the cast of characters consisted solely of Borrower and Lender. See Ellen Harnick, Crists in Housing and Housing Finance: What Caused It?…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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