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Iowa Supreme Court affirms that Iowa Code section 615.1(1) does not bar lender from pursuing a second foreclosure decree

Posted on 01/29/2016 at 12:46 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

You may recall that in May 2015, the Iowa Court of Appeals issued a decision in U.S. Bank, N.A. as Trustee in Trust for...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Iowa banks, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, liens, limitations of judgements, US Bank v Lamb

Drones and loans

Posted on 01/28/2016 at 06:54 AM by Benjamin Bruner

Good, bad or otherwise, the Drone Era is upon us, and thus it is imperative that banks (and other businesses) take the a...

Categories: Agricultural Law, Banking Law, Ben Bruner

Tagged As: airspace access rights with drones, commercial use of drones, drone operators, drone use in loan documentation, drones, Iowa banking law

Credit where credit Is due: Iowa Supreme Court rules overdraft protection Is not credit

Posted on 01/27/2016 at 04:43 PM by Jesse Johnston

Co-Authored with John E. Lande The Iowa Supreme Court filed two opinions last week that affect Iowa chartered banks' col...

Categories: Banking Law, Jesse Johnston

Tagged As: CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ICCC, Iowa banking, Iowa Consumer Credit Code, Iowa Supreme Court, Legg v. West Bank, nonsufficient funds, overdraft fees, overdraft protection

Iowa Court of Appeals rules that the Doctrine of Merger precludes the recovery of attorney fees in a Chapter 558A case

Posted on 01/27/2016 at 06:52 AM by William Serangeli

Appellate Courts in Iowa have long held that the Doctrine of Merger is applicable in a real estate transaction. Specific...

Categories: Bill Serangeli, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: attorney fees, attorney's fees, award of attorney fees, Bramwell v Tisue, buyer, Doctrine of Merger, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa real estate law, Iowa Supreme Court, Lovie v Plum, Payton v DiGiacomo, purchase agreement, seller

Iowa Supreme Court applies chapter 16 rules and dismisses another appeal due to lack of timely filing

Posted on 01/22/2016 at 10:43 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

In a recent blog, I recommended that Iowa practitioners stay tuned to developments at the Iowa appellate courts in inter...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Amin v. Department of Human Services, Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District v. City Development Board, EDMS, Electronic Document Managment System, Ewing Concrete v. Rochon Corporation, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Supreme Court

Community property in Arizona explained

Posted on 01/21/2016 at 01:29 PM by Jeffrey Baxter

In a previous blog, titled How to Take Title to a Vacation Property in Arizona, we touched on the different types of own...

Categories: Banking Law, Jeff Baxter, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Arizona real estate law, community property, Iowa banking, Iowa real estate law

Landowners may be advised to sue to avoid a finding of tacitly acquiescing to a boundary

Posted on 01/21/2016 at 10:39 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Lisa and Kris Nafziger filed suit against their neighbors, Dan and Trudy Smith, to establish a disputed boundary. The Sm...

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa real estate law, Nafziger v. Pender, tacit submission

Court of Appeals uses equity to back-date filing in "unique and specific circumstances"

Posted on 01/18/2016 at 04:00 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

In Ewing Concrete v. Rochon Corporation, No. 14-1628 (Iowa Court of App. Jan. 13, 2016), the Iowa Court of Appeals deeme...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: EDMS, Electronic Document Managment System, Ewing Concrete v. Rochon Corporation, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals

Winning the lottery but losing in the divorce

Posted on 01/13/2016 at 01:09 PM by Mary Zambreno

The drawing for the largest lottery jackpot ever is upon us, so now might be a good time to address how such a dramatic...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: child support, divorce in Iowa, Iowa family law, Iowa lottery, Iowa Tax, Powerball

Title insurance: A no-no in Iowa is the norm in Arizona

Posted on 01/12/2016 at 11:03 AM by Jeffrey Baxter

Once you have decided to take the plunge and purchase a winter home in the Grand Canyon State, you will have a slew of i...

Categories: Banking Law, Jeff Baxter, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: abstract, Arizona, Arizona real estate law, Iowa banking law, Iowa real estate, title insurance

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Iowa Supreme Court affirms that Iowa Code section 615.1(1) does not bar lender from pursuing a second foreclosure decree

Drones and loans

Credit where credit Is due: Iowa Supreme Court rules overdraft protection Is not credit

Iowa Court of Appeals rules that the Doctrine of Merger precludes the recovery of attorney fees in a Chapter 558A case

Iowa Supreme Court applies chapter 16 rules and dismisses another appeal due to lack of timely filing

Community property in Arizona explained

Landowners may be advised to sue to avoid a finding of tacitly acquiescing to a boundary

Court of Appeals uses equity to back-date filing in "unique and specific circumstances"

Winning the lottery but losing in the divorce

Title insurance: A no-no in Iowa is the norm in Arizona

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