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Derrick and Sonya Stoudemire filed an action against HSBC Bank USA, N.A. seeking to rescind an allegedly wrongful foreclosure and to quiet title. They based their complaint on the assertion that Wells Fargo’s assignment of their security deed to HSBC was ineffective, so that HSBC did not have a valid interest in the security deed and thus did not have the legal right to foreclose. The trial court granted HSBC’s motion to dismiss on the ground that the Stoudemires lacked standing to challenge the assignment of the security deed because they were not parties to the assignment. We agree and therefore affirm.

The Stoudemires signed a promissory note for $187,000 in favor of Wells Fargo and granted Wells Fargo by security deed an interest in their property. The security deed was recorded on September 27, 2005. On September 30, 2006, Wells Fargo assigned its interest in the security deed to HSBC. The assignment was recorded September 29, 2010. The Stoudemires defaulted on the loan. HSBC sold the property at foreclosure on October 5, 2010. The Stoudemires filed this action, alleging that HSBC lacked the authority to foreclose because the purported assignment from Wells Fargo to HSBC was void on its face.

 
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