Opinion
S258019
03-07-2022
SHEEN (KWANG K.) v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
B289003 Second Appellate District, Div. 8
Opinion filed: Judgment affirmed in full
We hold that when a borrower requests a loan modification, a lender owes no tort duty sounding in general negligence principles to “process, review and respond carefully and completely to” the borrower's application. Because the Court of Appeal's decision is in accord, we affirm the judgment below.
Majority Opinion by Cantil-Sakauye, C. J.
-- joined by Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and McConnell*, JJ.
Concurring Opinion by Liu, J.
Concurring Opinion by Jenkins, J.
* Administrative Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.