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Mar 13, 2011

More Loan-Modification Options for the ‘Underwater’ By LYNNLEY BROWNING STRUGGLING homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth have had few options to restructure their loans, but that may soon be changing for a few of them. Six months after the Federal Housing Administration announced an $11 billion refinancing initiative for […]

Mar 13, 2011

Adam Levitin | Foreclosure Fraud Settlement: The Empire Strikes Back (or Why Are Republicans So Obsessed with Backdoor Cramdown?) Posted by Foreclosure Fraud on March 10, 2011 · 7 Comments I don’t know what these people are complaining about. The 27 page “term sheet” is mostly made up of existing laws that the servicers are asked […]

Mar 13, 2011

Daily Finance | Foreclosure Fraud in Maryland: Banks’ Lawyers (Shapiro & Burson) Accused of Forging 1,000+ Deeds Posted by Foreclosure Fraud on March 10, 2011 · 11 Comments Well well well. I wonder if this includes forged satisfactions of mortgage as well, Mr. President… Foreclosure Fraud in Maryland: Banks’ Lawyers Accused of Forging 1,000+ Deeds By […]

Mar 12, 2011

COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ EDITOR’S NOTE: This is exactly what the BAP appellate judges said when I listened in on an appeal — that they had several occasions in which on the same docket, two completely unrelated parties both claimed to be the holder of the original note and both […]

Mar 12, 2011

COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ EDITOR’S COMMENT: All they are seeking to do is restate the obvious — that if the foreclosure is not done properly, title will never be clear — a point that we have been making for three years here. It is a very hot issue since the […]

Mar 11, 2011

Bank of America Takes $533,500 Loss on Barbara Desoer’s Home Posted on March 11, 2011 by Foreclosureblues Today, March 11, 2011, 6 hours ago | ceramic cat FROM: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/03/1…_share_twitterBank of America Corp. is fighting an effort to force U.S. banks to reduce the amount some borrowers owe on their mortgage. But property records show that the […]

Mar 11, 2011

COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ EDITOR’S ANALYSIS: WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF TRADING, BUYBACKS, RECONSTITUTED “TRUSTS” ON THE CLAIMS OF “OWNERSHIP” OF THE LOANS?” Up in the clouds of finance and trading desks they are creating accounting entries indicating transfers of mortgage backed bonds. AIG announced it is “buying back” $17 […]

Mar 11, 2011

COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ NOTABLE QUOTES FROM NY TIMES ARTICLE BY FLOYD NORRIS: A surprising citadel of that second-guessing is at the International Monetary Fund, where researchers this week concluded that the rescues “only treated the symptoms of the global financial meltdown.” The researchers, Stijn Claessens and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, warned […]

Mar 10, 2011

COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ EDITOR’S QUESTION: Just what do they expect these people to do? The actual number of underwater homes  is now approaching 20 million or 40% of all homes — again because of the way they measure it, leaving out things that directly affect the actual price paid […]

Mar 10, 2011

COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ I’ve been hearing conspiracy theorists tell me that the states didn’t want to stop foreclosures, they wanted to keep them going and speed them up BECAUSE the court administrators had done the math, especially in states like Florida, where the filing fees are so high. As […]