by a court of equity, to the extent of his interest”). Consequently, a lender’s equitable interest in secured property is superior to the interest of subsequent judgment lienholders. Taylor Elec. Co., Inc. v. First Mariner Bank, 191 Md. App. 482, 992 A.2d 490, 502 (2010) (“The overwhelming weight of authority is that once a bona fide purchaser or lender for value acquires title by way of execution of a contract for sale or valid mortgage, the purchaser or mortgagee takes title free and clear of any subsequent lien” (emphasis added and omitted)). These principles are not unique to Maryland, which applies traditional equitable principles to traditional real property law. See Hellmann v. Circle C Props. I, Ltd., No. 04-03-00217-CV, 2003 WL 22897220, at *2-3 (Tex.Ct.App. Dec. 10, 2003) (<HOLDING>); Suffolk Cnty. Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n v.
holding that a mortgagee had priority over a subsequent judgment lienholder holding that a beneficiary under a deed of trust was entitled to reformation of the grantors deed holding foreclosure of prior deed of trust extinguished subsequent easement holding that a lender who held a deed of trust had priority over a debtors subsequent judgment creditor holding that a wifes interest in property has priority over a general creditor