Consumer Finance Litigation

The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently held that a promissory note is a negotiable instrument even though it references provisions in the mortgage. Onewest Bank, FSB v. Jose Nunez, Case No. 4D13-48176, 2016 WL 803542 (Fla. 4th DCA March 2, 2016). This opinion is the first in Florida to specifically discuss the negotiability of promissory notes. Below, the state court issued an involuntary dismissal of the foreclosure action ruling that the promissory note secured by the mortgage was not a negotiable instrument. OneWest appeals. First, the Fourth DCA notes that even if the note ...