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The discussion clarifies the underlying business decision that a default triggers the possibility of a sale paying off the debt, and it outlines the right to redeem by paying the mortgage in full until the property is sold. 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General PractitionerBy Bruce J.Bergman\n\nassumption that its position is a first mortgage.Arequired title search will confirm this.(If other liensexist on the property they must be disposed of as acondition of the loan,either to be satisfied or subordi-nated.)  \n## Introduction—Why Read On?\n\nA reader’s first reaction to the title of this piecemight be,\"It isn't for me no matter what;\"an unsur-prising sentiment.Mortgage foreclosure is recognizedas arcane and obscure,usually pursued only by special-ists(and some malpractice actions against generalistswho took the plunge can cool the ardor of even theboldest).Highlighting the point,foreclosures areaddressed by RPAPLArticle 13,a reading of which con-firms all the trepidation—one certainly could not readi-ly prosecute a foreclosure action relying on the verbiagethere.Finally,this writer's three-volume treatise on thesubject(which may we immodestly suggest does tellyou how to do it)is well more than 3,000 pages inlength,underscoring that there is indeed vast materialto digest in this arena.  \nOnce the mortgage is recorded (and except for realestate taxes and a few other uncommon super liens)itis senior to allsubsequent mortgages,judgments,etc.In turn,this means that in order to maintain the busi-ness/legal status which pertained at the moment themortgage was executed and then recorded,in any fore-closure action our lender will name in the caption andserve process upon (obtain jurisdiction over)all interestholders later in time to the mortgage.  \n“[O]n most occasions readers encounterforeclosures where their client is adefendant:the property owner or ajudgment creditor,junior mortgagee orother lienor whose interest attaches tothe property burdened by a mortgagein default.Understanding how toeffectively counsel them is certainlyworthwhile.\"  \nBut there really are good reasons to launch into thisexcursion.First,demystifying the topic can render itgenerally more approachable.Second,even if counselwill not take on a foreclosure case,being able to sagelyadvise a client at the inception has considerable value.Finally,on most occasions readers encounter foreclo-sures where their client is a defendant:the propertyowner or a judgment creditor,junior mortgagee orother lienor whose interest attaches to the property bur-dened by a mortgage in default.Understanding how toeffectively counsel them is certainly worthwhile.  \nSo,what helpful basics can be so briefly imparted?We give it a try.  \nIn that way,anyone who buys at the ultimate fore-closure sale will take title free and clear of all thosesubsequent liens because those interests will be extin-guished by the foreclosure sale.The borrower-owner'stitle is conveyed(by a referee appointed in the action)and all liens are wiped out to fulfill the expectation thatsomeone would indeed pay $400,000 for the houseworth $500,000.All this explains why the person inyour office named in the foreclosure has come to youfor counsel.  \n## What Is a Foreclosure About(And What DoesIt Do)?\n\nFor most mortgage lenders,two decisions areinvolved in making the loan—one business,the otherlegal.Use as an example the elemental situation of aborrower buying a $500,000 house with $100,000 toinvest.(It would be essentially the same concept for anentrepreneur who had $10,000,000 and needed$40,000,000 to buy a shopping center worth$50,000,000.)The lender asks,if the borrower fails topay(defaults on the mortgage),will someone come to aforeclosure sale and pay $400,000 to buy a $500,000house?The answer is\"yes\"and so the business inquiryis disposed of.  \n## The Right to Redeem\n\nOnce the lender declares due the balance of a mort-gage,then to proceed to foreclosure(discussed infra),itis typically too late to cure the default.It is not too late,though,to redeem,that is,pay off the mortgage in fullThat sacred right is available until the moment theproperty is struck down at the foreclosure sale.Although this concept is usually most vital to the bor-  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