With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". pleaded no facts to indicate otherwise. (See Doc. # 13). Under Alabama Code § 35-10-12, “any person or entity who, before initiating foreclosure proceedings, becomes a holderoí a promissory note secured by a mortgage and thereby is entitled to the payment of the mortgage debt may validly foreclose upon a borrower’s default.” Sturdivant, 159 So.3d at 55 (citing Perry, 100 So.3d at 1094, Ala. Code § 35-10-12) (emphasis in original). In other words, “[a] holder of a note secured by a mortgage is entitled to enforce the terms of the note.” Id. (citing Perry, 100 So.3d at 1094). The holder of a mortgage in Alabama is not required to be qualified to do business in Alabama in order to enforce the mortgage. See Midwest Homes Acceptance Corp. v. Langdon, 287 Ala. 521, 253 So.2d 29, 30-31 (1971) (<HOLDING>). Therefore, Defendant may foreclose on

A: holding that a  1983 action against a sheriff made the state of alabama a real party in interest
B: holding that alabama law per mits foreign corporations to lend money to residents of alabama and to take security for such loans in the form of mortgages on real property located within the state and to enforce such obligations in the courts of alabama
C: holding courts must look to the law of the state in which the security interest was created to determine if creditor retains a purchase money security interest despite refinancing
D: holding that state court could regulate the practice of law in federal courts located in the state
B.