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Appeals court hears challenge to Wells Fargo’s standing and mortgage assignments
Summary
A pro se appellant argued the foreclosure was invalid because assignments were allegedly forged; Wells Fargo’s counsel said affidavits and recorded documents show the bank as trustee held the note and complied with foreclosure requirements. The panel took the case under advisement.
The Appeals Court heard an eviction-foreclosure appeal in which the pro se appellant, Sarah Colsey, argued Wells Fargo Bank as trustee lacked the proper chain of title and therefore could not lawfully foreclose.
Colsey, appearing for herself, told the panel she signed the original 2007 mortgage with Option 1 Mortgage Corporation and said subsequent assignments — including ones she described as forged or created by third-party companies — voided the later transfer…
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