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Nov 22, 2017 mortgage good faith torrens title real estate lender protection land registration

Mortgage in Good Faith: Protecting Lenders in Philippine Real Estate Transactions

The Supreme Court explains how the mortgagee-in-good-faith doctrine shields lenders who rely on a clean Torrens title, even if fraud taints the chain.