"Two recent rulings — one in New York involving Bank of America and one in Massachusetts involving Wells Fargo — serve as examples. In the Wells Fargo case, a ruling on Sept. 17 by Judge William G. Young of Federal District Court was especially stinging. In it, he required Wells Fargo to provide him with a corporate resolution signed by…[...]

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"Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi, (March 3, 1882 – January 18, 1949), commonly known as Charles Ponzi, was an Italian businessman and con artist in the U.S. and Canada. His aliases include Charles Ponci, Carlo and Charles P. Bianchi.[1] Born in Italy, he became known in the early 1920s as a swindler in North America for his money making…[...]

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Self-denial and cascading economic pandemics The purpose of this article is to piggy back on the recent articles from dozens of economists who are yelling at the top of their lungs that we are deluding ourselves if we think acceptance of the status quo is self deluding and will lead to economic and societal chaos. The focus of my writing…[...]

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The "parsha" this week from the Torah involves the story of the second creation, when G-d wiped out all life on the earth except for Noah and the inhabitants of his ark. The reason why this happened was thievery amongst other reasons (beastiality included). But the part about thievery was not just that people stole from one another, but because…[...]

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see Max Gardner EXPLAINS _ Who-Owns-the-Note Just received this by email. Easily the best mapping and explanation of the written documentation that I have ever seen. The issue is whether any of this makes any difference. Max may be right in following the paper trail. But my bet is on the actual money and then comparing it to the paper…[...]

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hat tip to www.foreclosuredefensenationwide.com Bill Sloan, Esq., in the 9th Judicial Circuit of Common Pleas in Charleston, South Carolina successfully turned the head of at least one judge, citing the United States Supreme Court case of Carpenter v Longen, 83 U.S. 271, 16 Wall. 271, 21 L. ed. 313 (1872). I might add that in the BP litigation, the Circuit…[...]

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I have just received a copy of a daring and tempestuous motion for rehearing en banc filed by the winner of the appeal. The homeowner won because of precedent, law and common sense; but the court didn't like their own decision and certified an absurd question to the Florida Supreme Court. The question was whether the Plaintiff in a foreclosure…[...]

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There have been many admissions by government officials and even parties to the litigation over mortgage Foreclosures to the effect that at this point the ownership of most loans is in doubt. Even President Obama said it, reflecting the views and advice of the senior advisors at the White House. On appeal, recently in California, BOTH sides admitted they had…[...]

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Amongst some lay readers there seems to be antipathy to the views I have expressed and continue to express concerning the advances by servicers to the creditors (if the recipients of the payments are deemed creditors). There is of course the question of whether the mortgage was a perfected lien or encumbrance upon the land if the "lender" in the…[...]

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As regulators conclude their long investigation into the cloud of companies and the maze of paths of paperwork and money the real victims are being revealed. We know Pension funds got hit hard and are now underfunded strictly as a result of buying worthless mortgage bonds from investment bankers who promised them protection and transparency but instead proved to be…[...]

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