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NON-DISCLOSURE DETAILS FROM THE OTHER SIDE

ONE MORE QUESTION TO ASK IN DISCOVERY: WHAT ENTITIES WERE CREATED OR EMPLOYED IN THE TRADING OF MORTGAGE BONDS, CDO’S, SYNTHETIC CDO’S OR TOTAL RETURN SWAPS (NEW TERM)? EDITOR’S COMMENT: LOUISE STORY, in her article in the New York Times continues to dig deeper into the games played by Wall Street firms. You’ll remember that [...]

Tax Apocalypse for States and Federal Government Can be Reversed: Show Me the Money!

SEE states-look-beyond-borders-to-collect-owed-taxes states-ignore-obvious-remedy-to-fiscal-meltdown tax-impact-of-principal-reduction accounting-for-damages-madoff-ruling-may-affect-homeowner-claims taxing-wall-street-down-to-size-litigation-guidelines taking-aim-at-bonuses-based-on-23-7-trillion-in-taxpayer-gifts payback-timemany-see-the-vat-option-as-a-cure-for-deficits As we have repeatedly stated on this blog, the trigger for the huge deficits was the housing nightmare conjured up for us by Wall Street. Banks made trillions of dollars in profits that were never taxed. The tax laws are already in place. Everyone is paying taxes, [...]

Residential Funding Real Estate Holdings, LLC – Option One Mortgage Corporation

from June Reyno: 2010/03/30 at 2:43pm Once all of this information has been compiled with all their names, titles, addresses, signatures, company affiliation– we should then begin submitting these (i.e. notary public signatures) to various state agencies for confirmation and verification that these “people” are actually who say they are on the paper closing statements [...]

Man Sends Message to Banks-Bulldozes $350k House

 Sending Banks a Message - Cincinnati OH  - Click Here to View Video “The average homeowner that can’t afford an attorney or can fight as long as we have, they don’t stand a chance,” he said. Hoskins said he’d gotten a $170,000 offer from someone to pay off the house, but the bank refused, saying they could [...]

The Elephant in the Room – Well One of Many…

By Brad Keiser For those of you who have been to our seminars, (coming to Southern California next month) You have heard me ask about Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke…”Are they stupid or were they lying when they said everything was OK through out all of 2007 and most of 2008?” You have seen and heard why Neil and I declare [...]

A Reality Check on Mortgage Modification: NY Times Gretchen Morgenson

Unfortunately, the bill would not only pay institutions handsomely for each modification they do — at $1,000 each, a bounty that could reach $10 billion — but it would also create opportunities for mortgage servicers to profit at the expense of investors who own the loans. Gretchen Morgenson deserves Kudos for her attempts to disclose [...]

Florida Petition Seeks Mediation of Foreclosures

As reported in the Florida Bar News dated March 1, 2009, The Supreme Court of Florida has received a petition to require foreclosure mediation. The article by Mark D Killian, managing editor states “Contending that prejudgment mediation could save more than 130,000 Florida homes from foreclosure  and assist more than 360,000 borrowers,” the plan is [...]

QUANTS — The Guys Behind the Guise

it follows that the investors are the ONLY parties with standing to make any claim on the mortgage, note or obligation. But they won’t make that claim because of the exposure to risk that could leave them with even more loss than the current loss on their investment. This leaves trillions of dollars in unclaimed [...]

World Savings Knew It was Acting Illegally and Committing Fraud

main4801309.shtml Editor’s Note: They all knew. It’s up to you to stand up and challenge them to prove the basic assertions — even the sending of a monthly statement is potentially an act of fraud since neither the servicer nor the party with whom they entered into the Pooling and Service Agreement had or have [...]

Let’s Hear It For Sherriff Evans: Federal bailout act protections preempt State foreclosure

The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing -Edmund Burke Release Date: February 2, 2009 Contact: Ofc. John Roach, 313-224-0615 Evans halts sale of foreclosed homes o Sheriff says move is necessary to ensure homeowners´ rights o Federal bailout act protections preempt State foreclosure law, Evans says DETROIT, Michigan [...]

“System is Broken” — there is no clear title and no clear answers, which is why most foreclosure actions should fail or be reversed

Mortgage market clouds who owns woman’s house Submitted by Jose Semedey — Thank You By CARRIE TEEGARDIN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, January 25, 2009 Twenty years ago, Zella Mae Green bought a modest brick ranch house in DeKalb County with an American ideal in mind. The single mother of four, who raised her children working [...]

Appraisal Fraud and Industry Standards Described in 2003 Official White Paper-RED FLAGS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH EXCELLENT DIAGRAMS EXPLANATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF BEST PRACTICES

loan_origination_mortgage_fraud_ffiec loan_origination_mortgage_fraud_prevention_response_nelson Red Flags • Critical loan processing activities, such as  verification of income, employment, or deposit, is delegated to brokers. • Delegated underwriting allowed for correspondents that are new or lack an established track record with the FI. • A growing number of loans is being repurchased due to misrepresentations by the FI under [...]

FIGURING OUT THE ECONOMICS OF OUR AMERICAN MELTDOWN FRAUD

Gump59 – Why buy performing mortgages? If they are producing income for their owners, why wouldn’t they be held onto? > ANSWER: You’d buy a performing mortgage if you thought that you were buying it at a bargain, guaranteed with Triple AAA rating. If you buy a mortgage note that has a principal balance due [...]

Would You Pay $103,000 for This Arizona Fixer-Upper? — Appraisal Fraud, Predatory Loan, Securitization in its “finest” moment

Would You Pay $103,000 for This Arizona Fixer-Upper? That Was Ms. Halterman’s Mortgage on It; ‘Unfit for Human Occupancy,’ City Says By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS AVONDALE, Ariz. — The little blue house rests on a few pieces of wood and concrete block. The exterior walls, ravaged by dry rot, bend to the touch. At some [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! (I THINK)

Happy New Year! We have much to talk about this year as we push forward. By all accounts, the economy, the dollar, the foreclosures, the job situation etc are all getting worse by the minute. Even if Obama is a magician it will be 2 years before there is a glimmer of hope. The homeowner [...]

Trustee for Investors: Powers and Limitations (with livinglies annotations)— Critical in Your Presentation in Court

The complete Trustee powers from a standard Pooling and Servicing agreement: Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee. The Trustee, before the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth [...]

WORKSHOPS COMING UP 8 CA CLE & 9.5 FLA CLE CREDITS

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS SITE !!! donation-form-1108 Florida Bar Approves Garfield Continuum for 9.5 CLE Credits Lawyers Workshop Registration Form – November 2, 2009 Homeowners Workshop Registration Form – November 1, 2009 What Lawyers Are Saying About Neil Garfield\’s Seminars covered-in-the-garfield-continuum-workshops-you-can-look-this-stuff-up-in-wikopedia REQUIRED READING: appraisal-fraud-and-industry-standards-described-in-2003-official-white-paper-red-flags-described-in-detail-with-excellent-diagrams-explanations-and-descriptions-of-best-practices Work and Play in Sunny Clearwater Beach FL How to Save $$ while attending Garfield Event(s) Clearwater [...]

Missal Report Documents New Century Predatory Lending Even After General Counsel Warned Against It — Borrowers May Have Cause of Action Against Auditor KPMG

Report: New Century’s GC Warned Managers of Subprime Danger Sue Reisinger Corporate Counsel March 31, 2008 Listening to its general counsel might well have saved New Century Financial Corp., once the nation’s second-largest subprime mortgage lender, from plunging into bankruptcy a year ago. That’s one lesson from a 581-page report filed Wednesday by Michael Missal.A [...]

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY KNOWS THEY HAVE CHAIN OF TITLE PROBLEMS: COMPANIES SPRINGING UP TO “CORRECT” (I.E, CREATE) DOCUMENTS

STRAIGHT OFF THE NET THANKS TO READER ALLON HILL IS THE NAME OF THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY. I’M SURE THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHERS. Assignment Recording Residential or commercial, Agency or private delivery, Allon Hill offers a complete menu of mortgage assignment services. In the past 14 years, Allon Hill has prepared and recorded over 5 [...]