U.S. Bank loses foreclosure bid on mortgage dormant for 18 years

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Mortgage Professional America reports on a foreclosure bid by U.S. Bank that failed after a mortgage lay dormant for 18 years, a case in which the house had burned, was rebuilt, and sold before the old debt surfaced. The story illustrates how dormant liens and long-dormant paper can resurface to cloud title, disrupt transactions, and create legal exposure for owners and lenders alike, even when the property itself has passed through multiple hands and transformations.

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