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   CAN MERS BE A PLAINTIFF IN A FORECLOSURE?
 
 
 
29 STATES:  YES
 
    3 STATES:  NO
 
    4 STATES:  MERS is not a
                    necessary party
  1 STATE:    Maybe 
 
13 STATES: Haven't weighed in
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            OTHER MERS ISSUES 
 
 
MERS and Recording Fees: Evasion of the Law or Completely Proper? 
 
 
Five Problems with MERS by David Hostyk
1.  Poorly Drafted Instruments
2.  MERS in Court - How can Judges understand MERS, when MERS' attorneys don't understand MERS?
3.  The Chain of Title of the Security Interest is Often Mangled
4.  Robo-signing by "vice-presidents" of MERS
5.  Should MERS execute Satisfactions of Mortgages?
Copyright David Hostyk Feb. 1, 2011