Shame is the reason why most borrowers don’t contest foreclosures. That shame turns to intense anger when they realize that they were used, screwed, abused and now they are targets in a continuing blitz to embezzle much needed money from their lives and from the financial system generally. The genius behind companies like Citi is… […]

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Using Legal Discovery to Fight Fraudulent Foreclosures Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only. It is not legal advice. Always consult a licensed attorney for your specific case. Stop the Shame, Start the Defense Too many homeowners defending foreclosure cases carry guilt, doubt, or a sense of defeat. But here’s the truth: borrowers were […]

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I have added to my templates for discovery questions  and requests relating to a claimant that is named “XYZ Bank, N.A. as trustee for the ABCDE Corp. Trust Series 12345-4321A Certificates” and where, as in most cases, there is a PSA and/or a Trust Instrument that identifies the “trust” (if ti exists) as a REMIC […]

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Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the Neil Garfield Show Tonight’s Show Hosted by Neil F Garfield Call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays Tonight’s Agenda: Interrogatories Request to Produce Request for Admission Motions to Compel Motions for Sanctions Motions in Limine The devil is in the details. The details in litigation lie basically in discovery — […]

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The way that borrowers lose cases is by picking out one thing from a case or statute and treating it as a magic bullet. If the law were that simple a computer would be deciding all cases. The distinctions between possessors of a note, rights to enforce, status as a holder, owning the debt and […]

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For quite some time, the courts have struggled with the concept of primary liability for a lying liar and secondary liability for a liar who passes on the lie knowing that it was a lie. Scotus, in the Lorenzo decision has now said that is a distinction without a difference. It is not a secondary […]

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In order to maintain the illusion of legality and an orderly marketplace the banks and their servicers must continue to push foreclosures even if it means going after people who are not actually withholding payments. The legacy of the mortgage meltdown and the brainless government policies that let the banks get away with what they […]

Tags: Buffalo foreclosures, claimant, debt ownership, equity, foreclosure proceeds, injured party, New Jersey foreclosures, securitization, US BANK, Wells Fargo
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Think of it this way: If someone wrote you a check for $100, which would you do? (1) make a digital copy of the check and then shred it or (2) take it to the bank? Starting with the era in which banks made what is abundantly clear as false claims of securitization the banks […]

Tags: DESTROYED NOTE, Elizabeth Warren, Florida bankers Association, Florida Supreme Court, Katie Porter, lost note, pretender lenders
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A new report from the Federal Reserve Board identifies the central issues confronting regulators — issues that regulators have avoided assiduously. The bottom line is that the FED knows that it lacks accurate information and knows that it is not confirming information given to it by banks who are now all in the background of […]

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If you are going to challenge a foreclosure or sue for wrongful foreclosure and fraud, you need to know what you are doing and know what your opposition has been doing. You also must know what to do about it because knowing is not enough. You need to convince a judge who starts from a […]

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