Jerome Road, LLC and Jonathan W. Been appeal the order confirming the sale at foreclosure of certain Fulton County property. They argue that the trial court’s order must be vacated because it failed to include findings of fact and conclusions of law. Because Jerome Road and Been did not request findings of fact and conclusions of law before the trial court entered judgment, the trial court was not required to include them in its order. We therefore affirm. First Citizens Bank and Trust Company filed an application for confirmation of a foreclosure sale of certain property that secured Jerome Road’s indebtedness to First Citizens. First Citizens alleged that Been guaranteed the indebtedness. After conducting a hearing, the trial court entered an order confirming the foreclosure sale. The order consists of two paragraphs, the first of which sets forth details about the hearing on First Citizens’ petition. The second paragraph states that it is: ORDERED, that the notices, advertisements and regularity of the foreclosure sale conformed to Georgia law and the fair market value of said property on the date of the foreclosure sale was $850,500.00, and therefore, First Citizens may pursue a deficiency judgment against the respondents. Fifteen days after entry of the order, Jerome Road and Been moved for the court to set forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law. The record contains no order resolving the motion. Fifteen days after filing the motion, Jerome Road and Been filed a notice of appeal.
Jerome Road and Been’s sole enumeration of error is that the trial court’s confirmation order violates Georgia law because it does not include specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. In support of their contention that such findings and conclusions are mandatory in confirmation orders, Jerome Road and Been rely on three cases: Lanier v. Citizens State Bank , 186 Ga. App. 395 367 SE2d 585 1988; Mathis v. Citizens DeKalb Bank , 157 Ga. App. 693 278 SE2d 500 1981; and Pruitt v. First Nat. Bank of Habersham County , 142 Ga. App. 100 235 SE2d 617 1977.
