Kansas. Judge Robert Berger of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas ruled in three decisions late last month that a mortgage naming Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee is valid and enforceable, upholding MERS’ role as agent for its members. Judge Berger’s rulings in In re Van Nostrand, In re Huerter and In re Wilkinson found that there was no splitting of the mortgage and note because MERS held the mortgage on behalf of the note owner. “The MERS system has been scrutinized and analyzed by other courts, and, provided MERS can produce a complete...