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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Most people do not have a clear understanding about Quiet Title, because it means one thing to them and another thing in court. The common misconception about quiet title is that it is a thing that just happens, like the result of a magic bullet. In fact quiet title is a court process that begins […]

Tags: assignments, CONSULT, declaratory action, document review, forensic loan analysis, hybrid legal services, MERS, quiet title, title analysis
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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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Every time a homeowner wins in foreclosure the investors are actually protected. It’s the sale of the property and/or entry of the foreclosure judgment that cuts investors off from their investment. Weird, right? An article in the recently published Florida Bar Journal illustrates perfectly the confusion that occurs within the courts and by lawyers when […]

Tags: ARTICLE 9, assignment of mortgage, consideration, Transfer of mortgage, UCC, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
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Attacks on technical deficiencies of assignments of mortgage is a great place to start, but it is not the finish line. This is a follow up with the radio show we did last week on cancellation of assignments of mortgage, and upon successful cancellation of the assignment(s), the further cancellation of the notice of substitution […]

Tags: Cancellation of assignment, cancellation of instrument, Cancellation of Lis pendens, cancellation of notice of default, cancellation of notice of sale, cancellation of notice of subsitution of trustee, dismissal of foreclosrue lawsuit
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This decision “Not for publication” takes one more step toward unravelling the false claims of securitization that resulted in millions of fake foreclosures over at least 15 years. The pure nonsense being peddled by Wall Street investment banks still remains as the underlying basis for assumptions and presumptions that are contrary to fact and contrary […]

Tags: cancellation of instrument, Chase, DECLARATORY RELIEF, Long beach, slander of title, WAMU, Washington Mutual
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Did Banks Really Destroy Original Mortgage Notes? Yes. In 2009, the Florida Bankers Association admitted that many banks deliberately destroyed original mortgage notes right after loan closing. Instead of keeping the paper, lenders converted notes into electronic files and then discarded the originals. Their justification: it was “more efficient.” But here’s the problem: under long-standing […]

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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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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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