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#21-467 Poblete v. Specialized Loan Servicing, S269794. (C082815; nonpublished opinion; Placer County Superior Court; SCV0036635.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in a civil action. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., S258019 (#19-173), which presents the following issue: Does a mortgage servicer owe a borrower a duty of care to refrain from making material misrepresentations about the status of a foreclosure sale following the borrower’s submission of, and the servicer’s agreement to review, an application to modify a mortgage loan?

Review granted; briefing deferred: 09/15/2021

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.