BankPacific Ltd. is suing the Small Business Administration in federal court over a disputed mortgaged land in Sinapalo, Rota.<\/p>\n
BankPacific, through lawyer Michael A. White, wants the U.S. District Court for the NMI to declare that the SBA has no right to the lot.<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, couple Matthew A. and Rita M. Ooka executed a mortgage on Oct. 3, 1995, in favor of the Northern Marianas Housing Corp.<\/p>\n
White said the Ooka couple mortgaged the property in Sinapalo II, Rota.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 27, 1997, NMHC assigned the mortgage to BankPacific.<\/p>\n
On May 1, 2003, the Ookas executed a second mortgage of the same lot in favor of SBA.<\/p>\n
White said the May 1, 2003, mortgage to SBA was recorded approximately seven and a half years after the Oct. 3, 1995, mortgage in favor of NMHC that was later assigned to BankPacific.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, the lawyer said, the mortgage to SBA is subordinate to the mortgage held by BankPacific.<\/p>\n
In December 2003, BankPacific filed a lawsuit against the Ookas to foreclose on the property.<\/p>\n
In July 2014, the Superior Court entered a judgment, foreclosing upon the lot and ordering that it be sold.<\/p>\n
White said that pursuant to the CNMI Real Estate Mortgage Law, the lot was sold, and the sale was approved by the Superior Court.<\/p>\n
A quitclaim deed was issued to BankPacific on March 7, 2016.<\/p>\n
White said the foreclosure of BanPacific\u2019s mortgage on the lot, and the subsequent sale of that property, \u201cextinguished any and all rights of SBA in and to the property.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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