Wells Fargo Manual “Blueprint for Fraud” Hat tip to my law partner, Danielle Kelley, Esq., for sending me the manual and the reports on it. Anyone desirous of a consultation on the application of what is on this blog, must either be a lawyer or have a lawyer who is licensed in the jurisdiction in […]

Tags: Bank of America, business records exception, Chase-Wamu merger, competency of witness, conflict of interest, hearsay, hearsay upon hearsay, JPM CHASE, Master Servicer, REMIC trusts, sub servicer, Urban Lending Solutions, WAMU Loans
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Wells Fargo Investigated by 4 Agencies for Manual on Fabricating Foreclosure Documents Wells Fargo is under investigation for a lot of things these days, just as we find in Bank of America and other major “institutions.” The bottom line is that they haven’t been acting very institutional and their culture is one that has led […]

Tags: Bank of America, fabrication manual, fabrication of foreclosure documents, fraud, identity theft, Investigation, trust, Wells Fargo
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  I was asked a question a few days ago that runs to the heart of the problem for the banks in enforcing false claims for foreclosure and false claims of losses that should really allocated to the investors so that the investor would get the benefits of those loss mitigation payments. This is the […]

Tags: and deed of trust, Donald Duck, investment banks, investors, loss mitigation, loss sharing, Mortgage, Pooling and Servicing Agreement, promissory note, Prospectus, third party payments
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Click to Tune in or Download The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Thursdays GUEST TONIGHT: KENNETH HANKS, ESQ. TITLE EXPERT One might ask why a lender would delay the prosecution of their claim. The answer is that they wouldn’t delay if they thought they had a solid claim. I know. […]

Tags: dismissal for lack of prosecution, mortgage bond, New Jersey, promissory note, statutes of limitation, validity of mortgage, validity of note, wrongful foreclosure
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Damage awards for wrongful foreclosure are rising across the country. In New Mexico a judge issued a $3.2 million judgment (including $2.7 million in punitive damages) against Wells Fargo for foreclosing on a man’s home after his death even though he had an insurance policy through the bank that paid the remaining balance on his […]

Tags: compensatory damages, contingency fee, discovery, FDIC, foreclosure, insurance, loss sharing, mortgage insurance, New Mexico, Pleading, punitive damages, Wells Fargo
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I produced a memorandum as an expert witness and consultant in litigation support for a lawyer in California that after re-reading it, I think would be helpful in all foreclosure litigation. I have excerpted paragraphs from the memo and I present here for your use. Plaintiff/Appellant has pre-empted the opposing parties with a lawsuit that […]

Tags: 14th amendment, CALIFORNIA, discovery, due process, judicial foreclosure, NONJUDICIAL
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Corroborating what I have been saying for years on this blog, the Supreme Court of the state of California is reasserting its position that if entity ABC wants to collect on a debt in California, then that particular entity must own the debt. This is basic common sense and simply follows article 9 of the […]

Tags: ARTICLE 9, borrower, California Supreme Court, creditor, DEBTOR, Glaski, Investor, ownership of the note, recusal, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
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Mantor for Assessor/Recorder/Clerk of San Diego County Editor’s note: I don’t actually know Mantor so I cannot endorse him personally — but I DO endorse the idea of people running for office on actual issues instead of buzz words and media bullets. Mantor is aiming straight for his issue by running for the Recorder’s Position. […]

Tags: CALIFORNIA, corruption of title, DEED OF TRUST, foreclosure, foreclosure auction rigging, George W. Mantor, investors, Mortgage, note, POLITICS, Wall Street Corruption
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I know from past experience that the prosecuting attorneys at bar associations tend to move in packs. There is actually a pretty good reason for this. Certain practices by attorneys are emulated by other attorneys and spreads from state to state. Based upon a recent decision in New York State, I believe we’re going to […]

Tags: 2008-10218, attorney discipline, Bar grievances, code of professional responsibility, foreclosure mills, imputed knowledge, Matter of Cohen & Slamowitz, New York State, perjury, personal knowledge
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No, there isn’t a case yet. But here is my argument. The main point is that we are forced to accept the burden of disproving a case that had not been filed — the very essence of nonjudicial foreclosure. In order to comply with due process, a simple denial of the facts and legal authority […]

Tags: beneficiary, BURDEN OF PROOF, complex litigation, due process, interpleader, judicial foreclosure, new beneficiary, nonjudicial foreclosure, structured finance, Substitution of Trustee, Trustee on deedof trust, trustee on MBS
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