If you have a GSAMP securitized loan you might want to pay particular attention here. In fact, if you ever had a securitized loan of any kind you should be very interested. Hudson Mezzanine: The use of the word “mezzanine” is like the use of the word “Trust.” There is no mezzanine and there is …
REGISTER NOW FOR DISCOVERY AND MOTION PRACTICE WORKSHOP 5/23-24 Editor’s Notes: These lawsuits from the SEC, the Class Action lawyers etc., are already producing fall-out — dozens of articles and production of secret emails etc. that can only help your case. Follow them closely as they will inevitably lead to admissible evidence of what you …
Discovery Hints: Goldman Sachs may not be the only firm in SEC cross hairs Read More »
class_action_against_boa1_kahlo HAMP Editor’s Note: Excellent Pleading on HAMP, TARP and related matters. They also bring up unjust enrichment which might also be applicable to the receipt and non-disclosure of third party payments. Good facts on illicit “modification” practices and the reasons why the modifications usually don’t become permanent. KAMIE KAHLO and DANIEL KAHLO, on behalf …
REGISTER NOW FOR DISCOVERY AND MOTION PRACTICE WORKSHOP MAY 23-24 PRINCIPAL REDUCTION IS A RIGHT NOT A GIFT. IF THE OBLIGATION HAS BEEN PAID BY THIRD PARTIES, THEN THE OBLIGATION HAS ALREADY BEEN REDUCED. THE ONLY FUNCTION REMAINING IS TO DO THE ACCOUNTING. ” There should be no doubt in your mind now that virtually …
Editor’s Note: Another example of attorney as MERS Assistant Secretary through access to password and user ID. She is an attorney with Marshall Watson and has appeared on numerous documents signing also as having limited power of attorney for Bank of America, Countrywide, Wells Fargo and probably others. Check your documents in Florida. If you …
Charles Koppa (Poppa Kappa) has done some investigative reporting on this case and we find numerous discrepancies between the police and media version of the event from actual facts. The case was typical until it ended in the homeowner’s untimely death in what police reported was a gun battle. Current reports indicate that the property …
Death by Foreclosure: BofA Seeks Eviction of Dead man Killed by Swat Team Read More »
Editor’s Note: Better late than never. It is a step in the right direction, but 30% reduction is not likely to do the job, and waiting for mortgages to become delinquent is simply kicking the can down the road. The political argument of a “gift” to these homeowners is bogus. They are legally entitled to …
Principal Reduction: A Step Forward by BofA, Wells Fargo Read More »
Editor’s Note: Recontrust appears to be wholly owned by Bank of America. This particular deal looks like a “reconstituted” mortgage backed security comprised of new securities which are “backed” by old mortgage backed securities which in turn are backed by a list of “loans” which may or may not exist, and which certainly have at …
BAC assigned a note in 2010 that they sold in 2003 Read More »
The five biggest U.S. commercial banks in the derivatives market — JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup and Wells Fargo & Co. — account for 97 percent of the notional value of derivatives held in the banking industry [$605 trillion], according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Goldman Sachs Demands …
Goldman and JPM Still Playing with Other People's Money Read More »
BofA Title claims BofA Wants $535M From Title Insurers By DAN MCCUE CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CN) – Bank of America claims mortgage insurers owe it more than $535 million for losses it suffered when the housing bubble burst. BofA, which bought the poster boy of the subprime lending fiasco, Countrywide Financial, 2 years ago, says title …
BOA Suits Claims Credit Reports Used Instead of Title Searches Read More »
Editor’s Note: to most Judges and most lawyers the thought that a home could be foreclosed by the wrong party, or that there could be a declaration of default on a satisfied mortgage, and that these things could lead to sale of a home by a bank or other party that doesn’t own it to …
Financial Double Jeopardy and Illegality of Securitization Read More »
A pattern with Wells Fargo that we have seen is that they make the representation that they are the holder of the note and the investor,which is a blatant lie in most cases. Then AFTER they get the order they want, they admit that through “inadvertence” they misrepresented the facts to the court. Then they …
Pro Se Litigant's Eloquence on MERS Split of Note and Mortgage Read More »
Editor’s note: This is red meat for investors and borrowers seeking restitution for losses caused by improper appraisals, ratings and representations concerning loan and property values, loan viability, securities fraud, deceptive lending practices, TILA violations etc. Obama Bank Policy Signals $1 Trillion in Writedowns April 3 (Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators may force Bank of America …
Obama Moves Closer to Principal Reduction Mandate Read More »
the obligation created when the debtor entered the transaction may well be satisfied in whole or in part by the U.S. Taxpayer, insurers, or counterparties in credit default swaps. Wall Street attempts to frame the argument as giving a free house to the unworthy homeowner. The TRUE argument is what to do with all the …
Lawsuits like this one have been on the rise as ever more mortgages default. It is no secret that the housing market boom fostered poorly underwritten mortgages, in which it was common that a borrower’s income was inflated or never documented. Insurers are denying the claims on many loans, asserting they are not liable to …
Mortgage Insurer Asks Court to Bless Claim Denials Read More »
See DEUTSCHEBANKv BANKOFAMERICA This is an action for (1) damages for breach of contract resulting from BOA’s failure to secure and safeguard over $1.25 billion worth of cash and mortgage loans that it was contractually obligated to secure on behalf of DB and (2) contractual indemnity for the losses caused by BOA’s negligent performance of …
In virtually all cases you will not find a person with any relationship to the creditor, investor, or pool. This is because servicers, trustees and other firms in the securitization chain are proceeding on their own initiating foreclosures without instructions, knowledge or any documentation from the creditor, investor or pool. Editor’s Note: Greyhawk is of …
Phil Angelides, the former state treasurer of California who is the commission’s chairman, told Mr. Blankfein “it sounds more like you were selling cars with faulty brakes and then buying insurance on the driver.” Mr. Angelides, who lost the governor’s race in California to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006, pointedly compared some Wall Street chief …
FCIC Calm Before the Storm: Bankers Still Basking in Their Own Glory Read More »
The real story with real solutions or at least partial solutions. Sheriff Green started all this. Bravo. Now start thinking of all the profits, transfers and records that should have been reported, filed and taxed and the state budget problems will be over. November 18, 2009 Philadelphia Gives Homeowners a Way to Stay Put By …
And probably people “of the cloth” from all denominations. We are a nation of faith. Jesus angrily drove the money lenders out of the temple. How can we stand by and allow the borrowers to be driven out of their homes? The fact is most of these victims were hunted down like a foxhunt, with …
