Archive for 'securities fraud' Category
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

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

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 […]

May 16, 2008

§ 226.15  Right of rescission.    (a)  Consumer’s right to rescind.  (1)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, in a credit plan in which a security interest is or will be retained or acquired in a consumer’s principal dwelling, each consumer whose ownership interest is or will be subject to the security interest shall have the right […]

May 16, 2008

That confidence in the U.S. dollar is at an all-time low is no surprise. But when countries start propping up currencies that are barely on the radar, you know that central bankers are thinking that the U.S. government is not doing enough to shore up the fundamentals of its economy. This translates to a lack […]

May 15, 2008

In this study, the authors provide an exhaustive and invaluable aid, with plenty of charts and explanations of the mortgage meltdown, sub-prime and general credit crisis. This is MUST reading for anyone who is filing securities actions and foreclosure defense. With this paper, you can understand who the players are and what they were doing. […]

May 15, 2008

COUNTRYWIDE SUED FOR IMPROPER LENDING PRACTICES BY ITS SHAREHOLDERS: GOOD MATERIAL HERE FOR BORROWERS TO ALLEGE IN THEIR LAWSUITS AND DEFENSIVE ACTIONS In these posts I am trying to keep pace with the events unfolding on the investor side of the Mortgage Meltdown. That is because these lawsuits are more sophisticated than the usual fair […]