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Jeff Merkley: “If the law requires a party that initiates a foreclosure to have ownership of the mortgage and that that was not…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2011
If the law requires a party that initiates a foreclosure to have ownership of the mortgage and that that was not followed, that is a pretty significant legal breach.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the legal implications of improper foreclosure processes.

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