BofA's Countrywide loses court ruling on mortgages -- Modifications Not Authorized By Investor May be Invalid There is lots of significance about this decision. First it shows that if the investor is going to sue it is going to be against the intermediary pretender lenders and not the borrower --- because they don't want to expose themselves to liability for…[...]

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My Bad! Woman's House Mistakenly Auctioned by Bank  By TODD WRIGHT You know times are tough when people are getting kicked out of their house when it’s not even for sale. That’s what happened to Anna Ramirez after she found all of her stuff out on the front lawn of her Homestead home last week and a strange man demanding…[...]

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From Kevin A McKenna. A very good explanation about MERS and nominees. Note especially the reference to creating two entities to exercise collection and foreclosure instead of one thus reinforcing the argument of financial double jeopardy. The MERS deed would therefore be void, as he says. Thus there would be no security, probably no note and maybe no obligation either…[...]

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From the Los Angeles Times Opinion Saving homes with a 'right to rent' The plan would help owners facing foreclosure and preserve neighborhoods. By Dean Baker August 12, 2009 Less than 10% of homeowners facing foreclosure have benefited from the Obama administration's mortgage modification program, according to a Treasury Department report this month. This plan is the third federal mortgage…[...]

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See Asset Securitization Comptroller's Handbook The basic model we have developed tracks the money and with that, the intent behind seemingly irrational decisions. For example, why would any lender seeking to make a profit grant a loan whose interest payments were greater than the gross income of the borrower? That is not taking a risk. That is betting on a…[...]

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August 10, 2009 Editorial $75 Billion Carrot, but Few Nibbles In March, the Obama administration began an antiforeclosure effort that offers lenders up to $75 billion in incentives to modify troubled mortgages. If that sounds like a lot of money, it is. But so far, it has not been enough to persuade the mortgage industry to do what is needed…[...]

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By Brad Keiser For those of you who have been to our seminars, (coming to Southern California next month) You have heard me ask about Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke..."Are they stupid or were they lying when they said everything was OK through out all of 2007 and most of 2008?" You have seen and heard why Neil and I declare we are of the belief…[...]

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The prevailing view by homeowners and lawyers is that we are at war with Wall Street, the banks and even investors. People are angered by the bailouts of big financial institutions while the homeowners, the backbone of our economy are given nothing. It is easy to be swayed by emotion when your life and everything you have worked for by…[...]

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Another example of why a TILA audit is grossly inadequate. A forensic audit is required covering all bases. Although dated, this article picks up on a continuing theme that demonstrates the title defect, the questionable conduct of pretender lenders and the defects in the foreclosure process when you let companies with big brand names bluff the system. The MERS GAP arises…[...]

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It's not just that servicers get more money by pushing the loan further and further into distress. They certainly have that incentive. When the loan becomes "delinquent", they get more money, when the loan goes into "default", they get more money, and when the loan goes into "foreclosure", they get more money. So of course they are just playing with…[...]

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