Archive for 'Eviction' Category
May 20, 2008

We have attempted to provide assistance here to attorneys and to people without attorneys. A good friend and colleague submitted the following piece which is well worth reading. In reading through the many mortgage “horror stories” which I have seen both on your blog and elsewhere, it is understandable that homeowners who are being sued […]

May 20, 2008

We have received several urgent/emergency requests from people who are so far along in the process of this mortgage meltdown, that they feel hopeless and helpless. We can’t give you a magic bullet, but things are not quite as bad as they seem. As for stopping the eviction —- Yes, it is POSSIBLE: It depends […]

May 20, 2008

Despite all efforts to conceal the pernicious effects of inflation and the rising tide of credit warning signals, it is now crystal clear that the underlying inflation rate in the United States is over 15% while the dollar declines in value at about the same rate. This double whammy is showing up in our pocketbooks, […]

May 19, 2008

Here are some headlines that are grabbing the attention of mortgage lenders. As you can see they have good reason to be scared. It may not look like it and they might not act like it, but you have the upper hand now on your mortgage whether it is in default, foreclosure, sale, eviction or […]

May 19, 2008

From a reader: I was running errands with my Mother the other day when she told me the amount My Father and her paid for their first house, in Seattle, the year I was born-1976. It was $15,000. I waned to throw up. I know inflation happens and I don’t expect things to remain at […]

May 19, 2008

For general instructions on filing an answer, see this link. Remember that an answer is not the same as an affirmative defense and an affirmative defense is not the same as a counterclaim. In most cases for foreclosure and even bankruptcy you should be prepared to file an answer, affirmative defenses, and counterclaim, in state […]

May 18, 2008

Good comment, which I edited slightly for readability:   Hey Jose, run your case by the trustee who more than likely will not do a thing;  request for leave to file the case in C Court, not to worry about the lender,  he will remove to Fed Court.  Lost Note, fight it long, hard and […]

May 18, 2008

EXPLAINING MORTGAGE MELTDOWN, IRAQ AND INEQUALITY OF WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY The truth we don’t want to hear is the same truth we shout down as unpatriotic. It is the essence of patriotism and good journalism to speak the truth and to back it up with solid facts that are congruent with the reality we experience […]

May 18, 2008

“If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” Mark Twain Pitfalls and advice for consumers and homeowners: Don’t believe what you read in the newspapers or hear on TV. Reporters are just as lazy as lawyers and everyone else. They don’t know much about economics, […]

May 17, 2008

CONVERSION FROM INDEX TO REALITY Obama’s call for “TRUTH” is a simplified statement that calls into question the manner in which information is collected, the way it is presented and the manner in which it is disseminated to the public.  Underlying this simple call for integrity is his assessment that information flow is fundamentally flawed […]