by Jeremy Rickson | Jul 15, 2015 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Litigation, News
Buying a house may seem like a personal matter, but when a borrower takes out a home loan many parties are involved in the transaction: the borrower, the lender, a trustee and other beneficiaries. Further complicating matters is modern financing permits changes to...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jul 14, 2015 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, News
In a suit for judicial foreclosure, a plaintiff has the option of asking the court for a money award against a debtor. After amendments to the Oregon statutes dealing with judicial foreclosure from 2003 to 2007, some circuit courts began interpreting these provisions...
by Robert J. Saalfeld | Jul 10, 2015 | Banking, Business & Taxation, Construction, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Employment Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Financial Services, Litigation, News
Super Lawyers has recognized five Saalfeld Griggs attorneys for their high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. They are Robert Saalfeld, Hunter Emerick, Shannon Raye Martinez, David Briggs, and Jennifer Paul. These attorneys receive the honor...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jun 16, 2015 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Events
Join us in Sunriver for the fourth tri-state convention of the Idaho, Nevada and Oregon Bankers Associations. We have a valuable program planned for our joint convention, to be held once again in beautiful Sunriver, Oregon. Let the journey begin at this premier...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jun 10, 2015 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Litigation, News
A recent Supreme Court case considered whether, in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, a junior mortgage may be voided when the senior mortgage amount exceeds the value of the property. For lenders, this means that if you hold a mortgage that is second in line to the...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jun 8, 2015 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, News
By Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group For lenders who maintain perfected security interests in collateral, the Second Circuit’s recent decision in In Re Motors Liquidation Company, et al. will go down in history as a...
