Category: Title

The Curious Distraction of Applying "Adverse Possession" Rules to Foreclosures that are Time Barred by Statutes of Limitation.

May 1, 2020

The reference to “adverse possession” in any of these cases is not about legally changing title due to the statute of limitations enabling adverse possession. I know what that looks like. Possession that is adverse is not the legal definition of the statute governing “adverse possession”. Not even close. In this case the court was using the words “adverse possession” loosely. An adverse possession claim is procedural and substantive. * For adverse possession to even be an issue that a court could adjudicate one would need to file a complaint alleging that the Plaintiff did NOT have legal title but had possessed

Wait! Somebody must have paid something right?

February 7, 2020

How do you know what was paid by whom and when and what terms applied? The whole point here is that money was paid by investors who did not receive ownership to the debt, note or mortgage. Nor did they assign any equitable right to the debt, note or mortgage. Since the value was paid by a party who never received ownership, no “successor” would have any reason to pay value for ownership nor did they do so. * And before you decide to shift gears, the investment bank took in money from investors as a commercial deposit — i.e.

Rescission and Burden of Proof

September 25, 2019

There are winners and losers in every courtroom. When dealing with TILA Rescission under 15 USC §1635 you must go the extra mile in not merely showing the court why you should win, but also revealing that the opposition is not actually losing anything. The same logic applies to every foreclosure where securitization is either obvious or lurking in the background. The bottom line is that no payment of value has ever been paid or retained as a financial interest in the debt by the named claimant nor anyone in privity with the named claimant. Once you can show the

How to Frame TILA Rescission in Your Pleadings

July 31, 2019

In many cases it is the homeowner or their attorney that is confused about the effects of TILA rescission. It is much simpler than what I am seeing. It is an error to present it as a claim. The simple fact about TILA rescission is generally that you are still the owner of the property, free and clear of any legal encumbrance on the title. The debt still exists but the method of collection has changed because of 15 U.S.C. §1635. Foreclosure is impossible because foreclosure is the exercise of rights under a mortgage or deed of trust that no longer

TILA Rescission and Bankruptcy: What Happens When the Bankruptcy Court Gets it Wrong

March 1, 2019

When TILA rescission has occurred the encumbrance is eliminated and the debt converts from one arising from a promissory note to one arising from a statute — 15 USC §1635. The debt then becomes subject to the statute of limitations for claims under TILA because the debt now arises under TILA. If the statute has run the debt is barred. Thus when the court gets it wrong and ignores the TILA Rescission it is warping the value of the bankruptcy estate as well as allowing secured status to unsecured creditors. ============================== DONATE to LivingLies Let us help you plan for

MERS Is NOTHING — The Correct Translation of "MIN"

January 18, 2019

Without a contract in writing executed with the formalities required for transfer of interests in real property, it is highly probable that any instrument executed on behalf of MERS means nothing without the necessity of drilling into the authority or knowledge of the signor. In fact, it might just be that the execution of an assignment might be the utterance of a false instrument for purposes of recording, which in and of itself constitutes illegal activity. ============================== Let us help you plan for trial and draft your foreclosure defense strategy, discovery requests and defense narrative: 202-838-6345. Ask for a Consult or check

GARFIELD PREMISES

July 11, 2018

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Same Old Story: Paper Trail vs, Money Trail (Freddie Mac)

May 15, 2018

Payment by third parties may not reduce the debt but it does increase the number of obligees (creditors). Hence in every one of these foreclosures, except for a minuscule portion, indispensable parties were left out and third parties were in reality getting the proceeds of liquidation from foreclosure sales. The explanations of securitization contained on the websites of the government Sponsored Entities (GSE’s) clearly demonstrate what I have been writing for 11 years and reveal a pattern of illusion and deception. The most important thing about a financial transaction is the money. In every document filed in support of the illusion of securitization,

Tonight — Silent Roles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — Hiding Behind the Obtuse

April 12, 2018

How to Withhold Vital Information from Homeowners Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays Charles Marshall, Attorney and Bill Paatalo, licensed investigator discuss the moral hazard created by the Government Sponsored Entities (GSEs) banks, the courts and the regulators in allowing “presumptions” to be used even when the actual facts are different from the presumed facts. Fannie and Freddie have long been a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Before false claims of securitization, before fabrication and forgery of documents, the GSEs had fairly clear role in the origination, servicing and

TILA RESCISSION: The war is NOT over contrary to bank disinformation

March 26, 2018

The banks have not asked for an order vacating a TILA RESCISSION because they know that following standard procedure would block them from challenging TILA RESCISSION. This is PROCEDURE vs SUBSTANCE. That is what this has always been about. As more courts continue to “rule” on TILA RESCISSION, getting it wrong every time, the effort to discredit TILA RESCISSION is picking up steam. Here is the bottom line: I never said that the borrower would always prevail if challenged. I only said that the borrower must be challenged if a creditor wants to avoid the consequences of rescission. And failing to

Ally $52 Million settlement for "Deficient Securitization"

November 25, 2016

All of these adjectives describing securitization add up to one thing: the claims were false. For the most part none of the securitizations ever happened. And that means that the REMIC trusts never purchased the debt, note or mortgage. And THAT means the “servicer” claiming the right to administer a loan on behalf of the trust is false. And THAT arguably means the business records of the servicer are not business records of the creditor. And THAT my friends means what I have been saying for 10 years: virtually none of the foreclosures were legal, moral or justified. The real

Statutory Requirements for Enforcement of Note or Mortgage

March 19, 2015

For further information please call 954-495-9867 or 520-405-1688 ==================== So many people sent me this short white paper that I don’t know who to thank or even who wrote it. Any help would be appreciated so I can edit this article and give attribution to the writer. The only thing that I would caution is that eventually, perhaps sometime soon, the importance of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement will rise in importance as to these enforcement actions based upon a fictitious closing, debt, note and mortgage. The A&A is an agreement between the “originator” and some other “aggregator conduit”. The

BAP Panel Raises the Stakes Against Deutsch et al — Secured Status May be Challenged

November 26, 2014

Fur Further Information please call 954-495-9867 or 520-405-1688 ——————————– ALERT FOR BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS — SECURED STATUS OF ALLEGED CREDITOR IS NOT TO BE ASSUMED ——————————– I have long held and advocated three points: The filing of false claims in the nonjudicial process of a majority of states should not result in success where the same false claims could never be proven in judicial process. Nonjudicial process was meant as an administrative remedy to foreclosures that were NOT in dispute. Any application of nonjudicial schemes that allows false claims to succeed where they would fail in a judicial action is unconstitutional.

The Devil is in the Details — The Mortgage Cannot Be Enforced, Even If the Note Can Be Enforced

September 30, 2014

Cashmere v Department of Revenue For more information on foreclosure offense, expert witness consultations and foreclosure defense please call 954-495-9867 or 520-405-1688. We offer litigation support in all 50 states to attorneys. We refer new clients without a referral fee or co-counsel fee unless we are retained for litigation support. Bankruptcy lawyers take note: Don’t be too quick admit the loan exists nor that a default occurred and especially don’t admit the loan is secured. FREE INFORMATION, ARTICLES AND FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON LEFT SIDE OF THE BLOG. Consultations available by appointment in person, by Skype and by phone.

Powers of Attorney — New Documents Magically Appear

September 29, 2014

For more information on foreclosure offense, expert witness consultations and foreclosure defense please call 954-495-9867 or 520-405-1688. We offer litigation support in all 50 states to attorneys. We refer new clients without a referral fee or co-counsel fee unless we are retained for litigation support. Bankruptcy lawyers take note: Don’t be too quick admit the loan exists nor that a default occurred and especially don’t admit the loan is secured. FREE INFORMATION, ARTICLES AND FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON LEFT SIDE OF THE BLOG. Consultations available by appointment in person, by Skype and by phone. ———————————— BONY/Mellon is among those

Levitin and Yves Smith – TRUST=EMPTY PAPER BAG

September 26, 2014

Living Lies Narrative Corroborated by Increasing Number of Respected Economists It has taken over 7 years, but finally my description of the securitization process has taken hold. Levitin calls it “securitization fail.” Yves Smith agrees. Bottom line: there was no securitization, the trusts were merely empty sham nominees for the investment banks and the “assignments,” transfers, and endorsements of the fabricated paper from illegal closings were worthless, fraudulent and caused incomprehensible damage to everyone except the perpetrators of the crime. They call it “infinite rehypothecation” on Wall Street. That makes it seem infinitely complex. Call it what you want, it

When an assignment of a mortgage is invalid, does it require a foreclosure case to be dismissed?

September 23, 2014

Banks Use Trial Modifications as a Pathway to Foreclosure — Neil Garfield Show 6 P.M. EDT Thursdays

September 18, 2014

Banks Use Modifications Against Homeowners Click in or phone in at The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm EDT Thursdays It is bad enough that they outright lie to homeowners and tell them they MUST be 90 days behind in payments to get a modification. That isn’t true and it is a ruse to get the homeowner to stop paying and get into a default situation. But the reports from across the country show that the banks are using a variety of tricks and scams to dishonor modification agreements. First they say that just because they

A Foreclosure Judgment and Sale is a Forced Assignment Against the Interests of Investors and For the Interests of the Bank Intermediaries

September 15, 2014

Securitization for Lawyers: Conflicts between reality, the documents and the concept.

September 10, 2014

Giunta Prevails on Wells Fargo Motion to Dismiss — Federal Court

September 9, 2014

Maine Moving toward the Truth About the Mortgages, MERS and Foreclosures

September 5, 2014

submitted by anonymous reader: Article by Elena A. Lovoy and D. Brian O’Dell Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP The Maine Supreme Court has been active in the last few months – issuing several decisions that will likely impact foreclosure actions in that state. The decisions covered a full range of foreclosure issues, from whether a lender can establish standing when it holds an assignment of the mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) to the amount a borrower must pay to cure a default. If you originate and/or service RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS in this state, you may want to review these recent cases. This

Securitization for Lawyers: How it was Written by Wall Street Banks

September 3, 2014

Securitization for Lawyers

September 2, 2014