Reports and affidavits are helpful but not always useful as evidence. It seems that many people think an affidavit from me will be the magic bullet in their case. It could be but only with proper presentation and following the rules of civil procedure and the laws of evidence. This is required reading for people […]

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Many of you have essentially asked the same question referring to Article 9 §203 UCC as adopted by the laws of your state. There is no known cause of action for breach of that statute although one might be conjured. It is an interesting suggestion. My reference to it is simple: the statute says that […]

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A recent decision from the 1st Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals applying FRE 803(6) states the current law — whether you like it or not. Pretending these decisions don’t exist or trying to avoid them is both pointless and highly likely to undermine your credibility in any other narrative or argument. Note that […]

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This decision is extremely important for 2 reasons. 1st, it reaffirms a right under federal law to bring an action for damages for fabrication of evidence. 2nd, and equally important, it establishes that the time to bring such a claim does not start until the conclusion of litigation, whether successful or unsuccessful. see Article on […]

Tags: McDonough v. Smith
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The wording of the decision strongly suggests that whether the claimant is US Bank, Deutsch or BONY Mellon et al, the third party who is actually paying the lawyer must be disclosed — at least if the homeowner asks. Given the nature of the role that the alleged Trustee plays — i.e., none except to […]

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Lawyers and pro se litigants continue to ignore the basics when mounting a challenge to foreclosures in which US Bank is asserted to be a trustee of a name that is then treated as though it was trust or REMIC Trust. If you look closely, the name is word salad, containing references or names to […]

Tags: BoNY-MELLON, court costs, Deutsch, LaSalle bank, recovery, trust, trustee, US BANK
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For those straining to find a way to categorize mortgage loans as securities I offer this based upon my licensing, training and experience as a Wall Street Broker and Investment Banker and as an attorney who has practiced law, including securities law for over 42 years. You are climbing the right tree but you are […]

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Anyone who knows about foreclosure litigation and securitization of residential debt knows that the only way the banks could succeed is if they had a central repository and central command center from which all documents were fabricated and all instructions were issued. For nearly all loans the central command was Lender Processing Systems, aided by […]

Tags: Black Knight, Docx, LPS, US BANK
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What Is an Allonge? An allonge is an additional sheet of paper firmly attached to a promissory note to provide space for endorsements. It is only necessary when there isn’t enough room on the note itself. Key elements for a valid allonge: It is separate from the note but permanently affixed. It contains endorsements (or […]

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References to sales of loans and servicing rights are usually merely false assertions to distract homeowners and lawyers from looking at what is really happened. By accepting the premise that the loan was sold you are accepting that the loan was (a) real and (b) owned by the party who was designated to appear as […]

Tags: audit, Black Knight, boarding process, Chase, DEUTSCHE BANK, Long beach, LPS, Reynaldo Reyes, Servicing transfers, WAMU
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