In Commonwealth Property Advocates LLC v. MERS, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver recently ruled that Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. must be granted the right to foreclose.The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that “by the clear language of the deeds of trust, MERS has the authority to foreclose and sell the property on behalf of both the original lender and the ‘lender’s successors.’”The judges rejected all of the plaintiff’s arguments that MERS lacked the authority under state law to foreclose, noting that the Utah Court of Appeals had previously decided this issue and found that MERS has the ability to foreclose and act as the beneficiary on a Utah deed of trust. The court also noted that the Utah Supreme Court declined to review the Utah Court of Appeals case.