A recent request from an old client brought to mind the changes that have occurred, as in her case, since 2011 --- more than 7 years ago. A quick review indicates that the facts were correct but the conclusions need tweaking. And the title record should be updated. Many new laws and case decisions have occurred since that report was…[...]

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Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the Neil Garfield Show WEST COAST Show with Charles Marshall and Bill Paatalo Call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays US Bank is an annoying liar, in my opinion. But actually it isn't them lying which makes it so annoying. It is attorneys and servicers who are allowed to use the name of US Bank as…[...]

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Worth reading Calf Foreclosure Two-Step (2nd Ed)[...]

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I think TILA Rescission should be approached as a jurisdictional issue since it focuses on the procedural aspects of the TILA Rescission statute. In other words it should always be front and center. I think a problem with TILA Rescission is that not even borrowers understand that the rescission issue is over. By asking a court to  make rescission effective…[...]

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A little pressed for time writing briefs and pleadings BUT I wanted to address something that is coming up with increasing frequency. Rescission removes jurisdiction of the court. If there is no subject matter jurisdiction, no court can confer jurisdiction on itself by denying a claim or defense based upon lack of jurisdiction over the mortgage and note which are…[...]

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A recent Ohio Court decision makes it clear how courts are clueless and biased. They still asume, despite so much evidence to the contrary that the "Chain" asserted by the banks exists. Hat tip Bill Paatalo "The obligation under the note has not disappeared simply because Fannie Mae is not the party entitled to enforce it.  Where the foreclosing party…[...]

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us-bank-na-v-mattos-sup-ct-hi-no-scwc-14-0001134-jun-6-2017 Note that the courts try to calls balls and strikes not decide, at least on appeal, who should win and then give an opinion that fits. It doesn't always work that way but many courts do follow that simple rule of blind justice. ===================== WORKS: Objection to qualified witness status, no records from the actual claimant, failure to establish…[...]

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Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays Here is what almost everyone is getting wrong and why it matters: In the run up to the mortgage meltdown, investment banks were described as taking foolish risks, buying loans that were likely or even guaranteed to fail. It's true, some investment banks that…[...]

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First Midwest Bank v Cobo Hat Tip to Daniel Khwaja, Esq. Attorney at Law ph (312)-933-4015  There are several points in this decision worthy of reading and digesting. The principal point interesting to me is that the court correctly decided that an action on a mortgage for nonpayment is the same thing as an action on the note for nonpayment. They…[...]

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Bottom Line: TILA Rescission is looming as a major risk factor to banks and investors who were not informed about the risk of TILA Rescission. The oddity is that the investors were not purchasing the loans and in fact agreed to replace the income stream from borrowers with an income stream from a fake trust. Court decisions are inching closer…[...]

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