Some landlords just couldn't wait to file to evict their tenants. Nearly 50 eviction actions, including three in Milwaukee County, were filed in Wisconsin courts on Tuesday even though the statewide ban on evictions and foreclosure actions was still in effect and did not expire until the end of Tuesday.

Last year, there were about 13,000 eviction cases filed in Milwaukee County.

A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision issued Thursday avoided a reinterpretation of law that would have left many mortgage lenders wondering if they could retain their right to foreclose on delinquent loans.

Borrowers entering foreclosure in Milwaukee County now must be told of their eligibility to participate in the Metro Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program.

2012AP456 PNC Bank NA v. Bierbrauer, et al

2011AP2570 CSMC Inc. v. Hoppa, et al.

2011AP2018 OneWest Bank FSB vs. Groysman

2011AP1865 IndyMac Bank FSB v. Hall, et al.

2011AP1987 M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank v. Nunnery

2012AP756-FT Arch Bay Holdings v. Gartland, et al.

2011AP1419 Bank of America N.A. v. JFM1 LLC, et al.

2010AP2392 Baytree National Bank & Trust Company v. Watring, et al.

2010AP1583 Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., et al. vs. Pauk

2011AP473 Waterstone Bank SSB vs. Heller, et al.

2011AP932 US Bank National Association v. Benes-Teale

U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.

2010AP3053, 2011AP523 Multicircuits Inc. v. Grunsted, et al.

2010AP2473 McFarland State Bank v. Sherry

A Brookfield attorney charged with stealing more than $500,000 through a complex foreclosure scam is now a fugitive from the law after skipping court twice Monday.

2011AP1457-FT The Equitable Bank SSB v. Bell, et al.

A Brookfield attorney charged with stealing more than $500,000 through a complex foreclosure scam appears ready to face his fate.

2010AP2632 Baylake Bank v. Fairway Properties of Wisconsin LLC, et al.

An attorney accused of stealing more than $500,000 through a fraudulent foreclosure scheme made his initial appearance in Milwaukee County intake court on Wednesday afternoon.

Brookfield attorney Thomas Bielinski will make his initial appearance in Milwaukee County Criminal court next week to face fraud and theft charges.

Property Land contracts; foreclosure

Property Foreclosure; equitable subrogation; good faith purchasers

Civil Rights Foreclosure

Property Foreclosure Foreclosure sales do not result in inadequate prices as a matter of law. “Instead of engaging either Wisconsin’s substantive standard or the limits of appellate review, Buchman wants us to assume that, as a matter of law, foreclosure sales produce inadequate prices because they lack a willing seller. Yet Wisconsin has not adopted such a presumption—and for good ...

Property Foreclosure Sean Corsten appeals an order vacating an order confirming a sheriff’s sale and voiding the sheriff’s deed. Although the issues he raises on appeal are not adequately developed, he contends that the doctrines of invited error and claim preclusion should be applied. Because we conclude that the trial court properly exercised its discretion, we affirm the order. This ...

Property Foreclosure; authentication This appeal involves a foreclosure action initiated by Aurora Loan Services against David and Nancy Carlsen. Following a court trial, the circuit court granted judgment of foreclosure in favor of Aurora, finding that Aurora is the holder of the note and owner of the mortgage and that the Carlsens were in default. We conclude that the circuit ...