It has been previously discussed in these pages that the nominal bid of a foreclosing plaintiff at a mortgage foreclosure sale is valid, not objectionable and, short of combination with other factors such as fraud or collusion, unassailable. [See “Bidding a Nominal Sum at a Foreclosure Sale, NYLJ, June 13, 2023, at 4, col. 2, reviewing Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co., N.A. v. Gambino, 202 A.D.3d 756 (2d Dept. 2023).]

While that should be absolutely clear, a not uncommon problem with adjudicating foreclosure actions is the relationship among the myriad, sometimes arcane concepts which can clash with what would otherwise seemingly be an elementary or isolated point.