The End of MHA The Making Home Affordable (MHA) program did what it intended to do- it Greased the Runways so unsuspecting homeowners operating in good faith would be forced into default. The final Program Performance Report Through The Fourth Quarter of 2016, includes the last results as all MHA programs ended on December 31.  The report details the "improvements"…[...]

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https://cloudedtitlesblog.com/2017/03/03/missouri-supreme-court-upholds-sanctions-against-wells-fargo/ From the Clouded Titles Blog: https://cloudedtitlesblog.com/2017/03/03/missouri-supreme-court-upholds-sanctions-against-wells-fargo/ BREAKING NEWS —  Whether you’ve caught wind of this or not, Missouri Attorney Greg Leyh will have a shot in front of a rural Missouri county jury to convince them that Wells Fargo’s (and others’) actions in wrongfully foreclosing against David and Crystal Holm of Clinton County warrant serious money damages. See the…[...]

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Editor's note:  There are no "winners" when it comes to the purchase of Fannie Mae's non-performing loans.  These loans, in the majority of cases, were never delivered to the trusts and often require the fabrication of notes and assignments to create the illusion of legitimacy.  Fannie Mae, the quasi-governmental lender, is well aware that these loans are fatally defective and…[...]

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https://www.propublica.org/article/when-it-comes-to-wall-street-preet-bharara-is-no-hero The prominent U.S. attorney fired by Donald Trump this weekend has been justly acclaimed for his pursuit of political corruption. But his treatment of the Wall Street executives involved in the financial meltdown was far less confrontational.   by Jesse Eisinger ProPublica, March 12, 2017, 6:22 p.m. After his election in 1968, President Richard Nixon asked Robert Morgenthau, the…[...]

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https://www.ft.com/content/da39462e-0520-11e7-ace0-1ce02ef0def9 5 hours ago by: David J Lynch in Washington Donald Trump often promises to crack down on violent criminals. But he has not had much to say about the crooks who target bank accounts rather than people. Sample the FT’s top stories for a week You select the topic, we deliver the news. Select topic Enter email address Invalid…[...]

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By The Lending Lies Team Several weeks ago we asked our readers to take a brief survey.  The results are revealing and expose an egregious pattern of fraud and abusive lending practices.  The majority of respondents stated that they were unable to find competent counsel, had been lured into predatory loan modifications, and had identified fraudulent mortgage documents in their…[...]

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Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays MAIN NUMBER: 202-838-NEIL (6345). [caption id="attachment_35460" align="alignnone" width="300"] Question and Answer Session  Live at 6 pm[/caption] During this episode Neil Garfield and California Attorney Charles Marshall take your questions. This is a relatively short Q&A program lasting only 45 minutes. It…[...]

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If it walks like a duck, looks like duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Get a consult! 202-838-6345 https://www.vcita.com/v/lendinglies to schedule CONSULT, leave message or make payments.   THIS ARTICLE IS NOT A LEGAL OPINION UPON WHICH YOU CAN RELY IN ANY INDIVIDUAL CASE. HIRE A LAWYER. —————- see https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/nyregion/hamilton-ponzi-scheme.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0 "Two men were accused on Friday of bilking…[...]

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Appellate courts stepping on a rake: This thread of decisions makes it extremely important for attorneys representing homeowners to establish the earliest possible safe harbor period so they can recover fees when they win. These decisions are essentially punishing homeowners on the grounds that they won on an issue that revealed the underhanded, fictitious narratives that are cooked up by…[...]

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By allowing the foreclosures to go forward the Judges became the author of the only document that was a valid legal instrument — a court order, the rendition of which raised the almost conclusive presumption that everything that preceded the order had been credible, legal and valid and that the documents were authentic and properly executed. Get a consult! 202-838-6345…[...]

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