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THE BANK DID NOT DEMONSTATE IT HAD STANDING TO FORECLOSE BECAUSE IT DID NOT ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN HOW IT CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE NOTE (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined that plaintiff did not demonstrate it had standing to bring the foreclosure action and its summary judgment motion should not have been granted:

A plaintiff demonstrates standing in a mortgage foreclosure action by establishing that “it is both the holder or assignee of the subject mortgage and the holder or assignee of the underlying note at the time the action is commenced” … . “With respect to the note, either a written assignment of the underlying note or the physical delivery of the note prior to the commencement of the foreclosure action is sufficient to transfer the obligation” … . …

Other than alleging that he reviewed the electronic records that were kept in the normal course of business, [the affiant] failed to provide details with regard to how plaintiff came into possession of the note … . Wilmington Sav. Fund Socy., FSB v LaFrate, 2023 NY Slip Op 01824, Third Dept 4-6-23

Practice Point: When the defendant raises lack-of-standing as an affirmative defense in a foreclosure action, the bank must demonstrate it came into possession of the note before commencing the action. Here the proof of standing was conclusory and lacking in detail. The bank’s motion for summary judgment should not have been granted.

 

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