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UNDERLYING THEME: HOW TO GET THE SIGNATURE OF HOMEOWNER WITHOUT ALERTING ALL HOMEOWNERS THAT THEIR SIGNATURE IS NOW A VALUABLE COMMODITY
AHC AND LIVINGLIES ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF AMGAR
EDITOR’S COMMENT: Are they really that tone deaf? It appears the answer is yes as Fannie and Freddie Joined Hands with MERS and LPS to become Platinum Sponsors of this Bankers Convention. If they had the slightest notion of the mayhem caused by these two culprits, neither Fannie nor Freddie should have avoided the event altogether and certainly not underwritten the expenses.
MERS was the vehicle used to hide the real parties in interest, allow trading behind the scenes and leave clouds on title compounded by frivolous and heart-breaking actions taken by the Banks to foreclose on properties based upon alleged mortgages that were never perfected as liens for debts that were not owed to the Banks and never acquired by them. The paper shuffle to give the appearance of a real party in interest was accomplished by a document fabrication mill — LPS.
Fannie and Freddie are now effectively nationalized, which means that in addition to the bailout, they are still underwriting costs for the banking industry. Small wonder that protests are taking to the streets.
Well, they had a lot to talk about — especially the growing acknowledgment and recognition that the signatures of evicted homeowners on fresh documents were necessary to clear title whether or not they were successful in pushing or bullying through their bogus foreclosure. The market is growing for for programs that entice homeowners to sign documents under one pretense that are being used for the secret agenda of the banks to simply get a waiver that they can waive in front of a Judge and say the homeowner waived any defenses.
The principal weapon of choice now is the offer of a modification plan that will later be rejected. But in the meanwhile, the homeowners signs an application in which he or she has waived all rights to contest the foreclosure — even if the the party initiating the foreclosure doesn’t have a dime in the deal and even if that subjects the homeowner to double or multiple financial jeopardy. The second line of defense is the new BOA pilot in which it is offering a “cash for keys” program in which they offer up to $20,000, as long as the homeowner signs a waiver and release of all claims.
Livinglies and www.AmericanHomeownersCoop.com (site still under construction) have come together in a joint venture called American Mortgage Guarantee and Resolution (AMGAR) to provide an open auction in which those homeowners who choose to take a little money rather than go for the brass ring in litigation can exchange their signatures on a package of waivers, releases, assignments and conveyances to anyone who wants to buy them. BOA has set the price range, but the market will dictate the rest.
AMGAR is outcome-neutral. No guarantees are expressed or implied as to the success of litigation or the value of the package. It’s purpose is to provide a vehicle where the homeowners who have decided to step away from fighting can provide the signatures necessary to clear title.
Junior or previous putative lienors may purchase the homeowner package and offer a value added package of the entire securitization chain. For those homeowners confused by this and the previous paragraph, it is not for you — it is directed at highly sophisticated qualified BUYERS, traders and alleged pretender lenders that wish to clear up entire chains of title. The risk of loss is entirely on the BUYER with no warranty or representations by the SELLER, except their identification.The BUYER assumes the risk of loss or further litigation without any representation from anyone upon which BUYER can reasonably rely.
There is a fee charged to the BUYER equal to $250 for the first $5,000 and $500 for any transaction that exceeds $5,000. This supports the trading desk and auction site at which the SELLERS and BUYERS “meet” electronically.
We would rather the homeowners stand and fight but if they are going to walk away, it might as well be with $20,000 (more or less, depending upon what the market will bear) in their pocket. The vehicle is named a Reverse Credit Default Swap which is sold by the homeowner or previous lienor and bought by hedge funds, Banks, CURRENT AND FORMER LENDERS, title companies and other qualified speculators. Until the auction site on the AHC site is fully functional, inquiries should be directed to amgar.livinglies@gmail.com.
The service is free to homeowners who are members of livinglies or members of the new cooperative American Homeowners Cooperative. However, it is strongly recommended that you purchase the COMBO before making the decision as to whether to fight or sell and that you seek the services of competent legal counsel licensed in the jurisdiction in which your property is located. In addition to providing the prospective SELLER (homeowner) with vital information with which to make a decision to fight or sell, the link to the COMBO results will provide a prospective Buyer easy access to information needed to assess the value proposition (prices are set by the SELLER, i.e., homeowners).
Fannie and Freddie, Still the Socialites
THE mortgage business is moribund. New loans are down. New foreclosures are up.
But why let a little sorry news get in the way of a good party? Last week, almost 3,000 people descended on the Hyatt Regency in Chicago for the 98th annual convention of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The price of admission: about $1,000 a head. But for that grand, you got to hear the band Chicago play hits from the ’70s. And David Axelrod and Jeb Bush give speeches. And experts discuss things like demographics, the politics of housing and the future of the mortgage industry, according to a flier for the event.
“Gather the information you need to help your business and our industry drive change,” the pitch went.
The city of Chicago was no doubt grateful for the conventioneers’ dollars. Besides, Mayor Rahm Emanuel knows something about this industry: he used to be a director at the mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
Nothing wrong with a bit of schmoozing. But it might seem jarring that Freddie, which was rescued by Washington and today exists at the pleasure of taxpayers, paid $80,000 to become a “platinum” sponsor of this shindig. Fannie Mae, that other ward of the state, paid $60,000 to become a “gold” sponsor.
Keep in mind that taxpayers bailed out Fannie and Freddie to the tune of about $150 billion.
Today, Fannie and Freddie are about the only games in mortgage town. Yes, banks make loans, but more often than not they hand them off to one of the two. So it’s a mystery why Fannie and Freddie needed to help foot the bill for the gathering.
Freddie’s companions in the platinum sponsor list make for interesting reading. One was the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, or MERS, which has repeatedly foreclosed on troubled homeowners and made a hash of the nation’s real estate records. Another was Lender Processing Services of Florida, which made robo-signing a household word.
MERS and Lender Processing Services are at the center of the foreclosure crisis. Why would Freddie keep such company?
Perhaps more disturbing is that Fannie and Freddie sent an army of their own to Chicago: 87 people in all. According to a list of registrants, that’s more than hailed from the Mortgage Bankers Association (60 people), Bank of America (58), Wells Fargo (54) and JPMorgan Chase (24).
Only Lender Processing Services had more — 91 — than Fannie and Freddie. (Perhaps they robo-signed their registrations.)
The C.E.O.’s of Fannie and Freddie were conference headliners and gave presentations. But Freddie also sent 15 vice presidents and 14 directors from various units. Fannie’s list included 12 vice presidents, 12 unit directors and three events managers.
I asked Fannie and Freddie what they got out of sending all of these people to Chicago. Representatives of both said participation was an efficient use of taxpayer dollars because it allowed their employees to hold crucial meetings with hundreds of customers to discuss ways to address the housing crisis.
Fannie Mae’s spokeswoman, Amy Bonitatibus, added that it has “significantly reduced sponsorship and support of events and industry-related conferences.”
Representative Randy Neugebauer, the Texas Republican who heads the oversight and investigations subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, said he was disturbed by the turnout from Fannie and Freddie. It reflected a troubling “business as usual” approach by the mortgage giants, he said.
“They don’t act like companies that have had a huge infusion of taxpayer money,” he told me. “Why do they feel the need to go out and spend the money for networking when they have all of the mortgage market in its entirety?”
Trying to tally the costs borne by the taxpayers for the four-day event in Chicago, Mr. Neugebauer sent a letter last week to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, conservator for Fannie and Freddie. “I am concerned that the expenditures that Freddie and Fannie made in connection with the conference bear no relation to furthering the actual purposes of the conservatorship,”he wrote.
He requested a rundown of amounts paid by the companies to cover travel, lodging, entertainment and sponsorship. He also asked for details about whether Fannie and Freddie had consulted with the agency beforehand about sponsoring and attending the conference. The agency was asked to respond within a week.
”We’re going to really look through their entire budget and see if we can see signs where they are tightening their belt,” Mr. Neugebauer said, referring to Fannie and Freddie. “The American people are tightening their belts, businesses all over the country are tightening their belts. These entities can certainly do the same.”
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