NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE/AMAZON! BRAD AND I WANT TO WISH ALL OUR READERS A HAPPY THANKSGIVING NO MATTER WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES. TAKE THE TIME TO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE, HUG YOUR LOVED ONES, CONSIDER THOSE IN THIS WORLD AND COUNTRY WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE WORSE THAN YOURS AND COUNT YOUR  BLESSINGS THEN AFTER THE FEAST, WHY NOT SIT DOWN WITH PEN AND…[...]

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You will find similar provisions in virtually every state and without much variation. It is no exaggeration to say that the "enforcement" of invalid mortgages and notes are acts of fraud. By this time there is no possibility of claiming ignorance on the part of anyone who is not in a coma and who is involved in the representation of…[...]

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This is what Mr. Robert E. Bostrom, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Freddie Mac had to say to the Supreme Court Task Force on Foreclosures. "Recommendation regarding verification of “ownership” of the mortgage" “The Task Force has recommended a requirement for a plaintiff in a foreclosure action to verify that it owns and holds the note. Typically, the…[...]

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now available on kindle/amazon! Bank and Regulators neglect-and-inaction-7-10-09-final IndyMAc Bank FSB. v Yano-Horosky Nevada Law Practical RP Issues VIDEO: Preparing for Hyper Inflation People (including lawyers cross-examining me as an expert witness) ask "How do you know that?" Or sometimes they will ask "How do you know you're right?" My answer is that it's not just me, there has been…[...]

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“The note is often produced at some point in the litigation, but the real problem is, how did they get it? When did they get it? And did the transfer of ownership comport with federal and Florida law for the transfer of such negotiable instruments?” In cases that are dismissed based on these arguments, foreclosure defense attorneys said lenders aren’t…[...]

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Tags: April Charney, default, Florida, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, Jacksonville Business Journal, Jose Semedey, Kimberly Morrison, negotiable instrument, pretender lender, produce the note, quiet title, real lender, securitization, transfer of ownership
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NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE/AMAZON! SEE calhoun_testimony LITANY of MORTGAGE LENDING ABUSES AND OTHER BANK ABUSES Admitted by Responsible Lending Association Isn't it interesting, frustrating, maddening that not only did Wall Street do it to 20 million homeowners in one form or another, they did it to the Federal Government too, which means they spread their pillage to all the taxpayers,…[...]

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Tags: Brazil and China, Concord Coalition, Edmund Andrews, Fed, Glass Steagel, Goldman Sachs, It Takes a Pillage, Michael Calhoun, Nomi Prins, Ny Times, Pimco Group, Responsible Lending, Robert Bixby, teaser rates, William H Gross
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NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE/AMAZON Gretchen Gets It. The entire article is worth reading and even studying. If you get what she is saying, you can understand just how false this Waltz has been. “The very design of the federal assistance to A.I.G. was that tens of billions of dollars of government money was funneled inexorably and directly to A.I.G.’s counterparties.”…[...]

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NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE/AMAZON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO FORECLOSURE DEFENSE AND OFFENSE: OK I know the last thing you want to hear is how complex this scheme was. But if you can get over the intimidation factor, you will see how the lawsuits filed by individual homeowners, attorney generals, and class actions are picking apart the whole scheme, coming…[...]

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Government officials, perhaps influenced by spending too much time with bankers, forgot that if you want to govern effectively you have retain the trust of the people. And by treating the financial industry — which got us into this mess in the first place — with kid gloves, they have squandered that trust. During the bubble years, many financial companies…[...]

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NY JUDGES ROCK -- IndyMAc Bank FSB. v Yano-Horosky Indymac Bank F.S.B. v Yano-Horoski 2009 NY Slip Op 52333(U) Decided on November 19, 2009 Supreme Court, Suffolk County Spinner, J. Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports. Decided on…[...]

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