7.15 Lienholder or Servicer

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2. (§7.15) Lienholder or Servicer

Standing to enforce a deed of trust can be established by demonstrating standing to enforce the promissory note that deed of trust secures. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Burns, 406 S.W.3d 495, 497 (Mo. App. E.D. 2013) ("'[A] party entitled to enforce a note is also entitled to enforce the deed of trust securing that note . . . .'") (quoting In re Washington, 468 B.R. 846, 853 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2011) (applying Missouri law)). Because Missouri has adopted the Uniform Commercial

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