Opinion
570554/17
02-20-2018
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006–1, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. Nathaniel TOWNSEND, Defendant–Appellant, and Carmen Pearce, Defendant.
Per Curiam.
Appeal from order (Llinet M. Rosado, J.), entered January 24, 2017, deemed an appeal from the ensuing judgment (same court and Judge), entered March 9, 2017, and so considered (see CPLR 5520[c] ), judgment affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting documentary evidence establishing that defendant executed a credit agreement with (nonparty) Sovereign Bank for a student loan in the amount of $6,000, that defendant defaulted on his obligations to repay the principal with interest, and that Sovereign transferred to plaintiff the rights under the agreement (see New York State Higher Educ. Servs. Corp. v. Feher , 291 AD2d 736, 737 [2002], lv dismissed and denied 98 NY2d 718 [2002] ).
In opposition, defendant failed to establish the existence of a triable issue of fact sufficient to withstand summary judgment. Contrary to defendant's arguments, the documents relied upon by the court in reaching its determination consisted of business records, a well-recognized exception to the hearsay rule (see New York State Higher Educ. Servs. Corp. v. Barry , 267 AD2d 567 [1999] ). Plaintiff additionally established its standing to maintain this action by submitting documentary proof that the loan was transferred.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.