The Fiction of “Prior Lender” Payments In nearly all cases, the money supposedly paid to a “prior lender” during refinancing—or even purchase money mortgages—is entirely or mostly fictional. This is true so long as the same underlying investment bank is behind both the buyer and seller, or both the new lender and the old lender. […]

Tags: refromation of mortgage transactions
Posted in discovery, expert witness, Modification, securities fraud |

The Core Problem: Servicers Who Don’t Service Here’s the truth that banks and their lawyers won’t answer: there is no real loan account receivable. That’s why they avoid tough questions like this Qualified Written Request (QWR), which cuts to the heart of the issue: Who is actually handling the money? A homeowner recently demanded answers […]

Tags: exela, QWR, Regulus group, Transcentra
Posted in Corruption, discovery, Servicer |

So talk about splitting hairs — here is a statement from a company that is claimed by third parties to be the servicer of a “loan.” Note that the parties making the claim do NOT swear that PennyMac is servicing claims to administer, collect and enforce for them, but rather for some unknown creditor or […]

Posted in Corruption, discovery, evidence, Fabrication of documents, foreclosure mill, Motions, Servicer |

All homeowners who think they have a mortgage loan have received one payment at a “closing” — or a payment allegedly made on their behalf. For reasons explained elsewhere on this blog, such payments on their behalf are mostly fictional where the underlying investment bank is the same “director” of funds. * The significance is […]

Tags: collateral lawsuit, counterclaim
Posted in discovery, Fabrication of documents, foreclosure mill, legal standing, securities fraud |

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and not legal advice. Always consult with a licensed attorney regarding your specific situation. Why Does “Wilmington” Keep Showing Up in Foreclosures? The name “Wilmington” appears with increasing frequency in foreclosure cases across the country. On the surface, it gives the impression of legitimacy — suggesting a […]

Posted in discovery, evidence, expert witness, Fabrication of documents, foreclosure defenses, Pleading |

The latest issue of the Florida Bar journal contains several interesting articles. One of them is entitled “Spoliation of Evidence and Non-party witnesses.” The author is Gary M Glassman, who is the attorney for Daytona Beach. The major points of the article that I think are relevant to Foreclosure Defense litigation are that (A) spoliation […]

Posted in discovery, Eviction, evidence, foreclosure defenses, foreclosure mill, Pleading |

You need to challenge the status of the company claiming to be a servicer by finding out what functions they really perform. * I know I have contributed to the problem, but I think it’s time to stop using the labels that are promoted by the banks. * Companies that are claimed to be the […]

Posted in Corruption, discovery, evidence, Fabrication of documents, foreclosure defenses, foreclosure mill, Motions, Pleading, Servicer |

I state with great confidence that among those homeowners who perform and achieve a slam dunk win over the foreclosure lawyers, the great majority enjoy that victory because they did the investigation and hired a lawyer who knew what to do with the information (as opposed to slinging it at the judge and expecting the […]

Tags: Black Knight, Core Logic
Posted in Corruption, discovery, evidence, expert witness, Fabrication of documents, foreclosure defenses, foreclosure mill, Pleading, Servicer |

In a dispute between the attorney for the homeowner and the attorney for the alleged “lender”, there are a number of devices that are nearly universally applied across the country in order to ridicule and defeat the homeowner. The more you are aware of them, the better you will be prepared to deal with them. […]

Tags: Fannie MAe, vexatious litigation, Wachovia, Wells Fargo
Posted in discovery, evidence, expert witness, Fabrication of documents, legal standing, Modification, Wells Fargo |

Thursdays LIVE! Click into the Neil Garfield Show Tonight’s Show Hosted by Neil Garfield, Esq. Call in at (347) 850-1260, 6 pm Eastern Thursdays As a follow-up to our FREE presentation CLE webinar on Prelitigation Strategies and Practices, we offer an open mike Q&A on tonight’s show. Please think about your questions in advance and refrain […]

Tags: CFPB Complaint, debt validation letter, qualified written request, State AG Consumer Complaint request
Posted in discovery, Fabrication of documents, foreclosure defenses, Pleading |