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Nov 4, 2016

Let’s be clear. Two wrongs don’t make a right. But the very thing that this attorney is accused of doing is what the banks and their lawyers are doing and have done for the last 10 years. What this lawyer did was dead wrong. But why isn’t it dead wrong when the other side does […]

Nov 3, 2016

The plain fact is that if homes were fraudulently foreclosed based upon void fabricated instruments, the foreclosure itself is void. That is what is true under current law. But states like Massachusetts have passed legislation that most homeowners neither know about nor understand. Their rights to possession and title to property that is still legally […]

Nov 3, 2016

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wells-fargo-braces-for-losses-as-prosecutors-delve-into-possible-mortgage-abuses-2016-11-03 Bank’s possible litigation losses rise up to $1.7 billion in Q3 Getty ImagesWells Fargo has said it is working to restore trust with customers. By  Emily Glazer Wells Fargo & Co. is in talks with a group of federal and state prosecutors examining potential abuses related to mortgages as it continues to grapple with […]

Nov 2, 2016

The banks file incomplete, unsigned and often fabricated documents on websites where they can get away with it. www.sec.gov is one of those places. I suggest aggressive objection to taking judicial notice of any document on sec.gov because it was not generated by the agency. The fact that someone filed it doesn’t mean that the […]

Nov 1, 2016

The story is basically the same. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners were told that in order to get refinancing or modification they needed to stop paying their monthly mortgage payments. This was a ruse. It was also practicing law without a license. It was a lie aimed at trapping homeowners into a position where they […]

Nov 1, 2016

Current, former employees describe high-pressure work environment.  If you think working for Wells Fargo is stressfu- you ought to have them illegally foreclose on your home! http://www.wmdt.com/life/money/wells-fargo-workers-describe-mental-health-nightmares/42240548?item=0 By Matt Egan NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – For Janis Barinsky, a former Wells Fargo banker, it started with stress-induced migraines and severe anxiety. She says trying to balance […]

Nov 1, 2016

Wells Fargo & Co have agreed to pay $50 million to settle a racketeering lawsuit accusing it of overcharging hundreds of thousands of homeowners for appraisals ordered after they defaulted on their mortgage loans. The proposed settlement, which requires court approval, was disclosed in a filing on Friday in an Oakland, California federal court. If […]

Oct 31, 2016

  2011 Halloween Flash Back from the New York Times.  On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners […]

Oct 29, 2016

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/10/28/couple-loses-home-to-bank-they-thought-was-helping-them/ Editor’s Note:  At Livinglies we have noticed a pattern of CitiMortgage deliberately providing inaccurate and conflicting information to homeowners to ensure a foreclosure will occur.  The story below is representative of the typical CitiMortgage modification or attempt to stave off foreclosure that results in foreclosure.   GRAPEVINE (CBS11) – Elizabeth and David Ball have […]

Oct 29, 2016

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/28/bank-burglary/ MORRIS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Being burglarized is among a homeowner’s worst nightmares. Now, imagine the intruder is actually sent there by your bank. Those break-ins happen more often than you might think. “All the cabinets were open, everything was in disarray,” Davide Adier recalled. What’s worse say owners  is the realization that their mortgage […]