A New Jersey appeals court has held in a published ruling that in the “unusual” instance that the promissory note and a valid assignment of mortgage aren’t held by the same entity, a party seeking to foreclose on a mortgage must demonstrate it has both.

But in a case where Capital One Bank brought a foreclosure action on a property when it possessed the mortgage but not the note, the appeals court said irregularities did not warrant reversal since it possessed both earlier.

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