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Apr 5, 2022

The problem as illustrated by many scholarly articles and articles on this blog is that courts are given to treat plaintiffs and claimants as holders in due course without anyone asking them to do so. The first thing you need to know about Foreclosure is that it is only about money. If you have the […]

Feb 25, 2019

Watch out for the discrepancy between enforcement of a note and enforcement of an encumbrance. Enforcement of the note requires proof that the claimant is the owner of the debt, or has been authorized by the owner of the debt to enforce the note. Enforcement of the mortgage requires that the claimant be the owner of the debt.  Judgment on the note can be rendered based upon legal presumptions arising from the UCC as adopted […]

Oct 30, 2018

Most people, including homeowners, believe that the homeowners do owe the money and that the entities that are attempting to foreclose should win. That is why the free house myth is so pervasive. The result is that foreclosures are being granted to entities that (a) do not exist or (b) have nothing to do with […]

Sep 18, 2018

The answer is yes but the movement of the debt is often, all too often, presumed to have occurred. After more than a decade of research and analysis I find no support for the informal “doctrine” that the debt, note and mortgage can be used interchangeably. But the human inclination is to treat them the […]

Sep 10, 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR to readers who celebrate Rosh Hashanah! To all others, have a HAPPY DAY. This is a prescheduled article. ABOUT LIVINGLIES AND LENDINGLIES I have assembled a partial list of various possible claimants on the note and various possible claimants on the mortgage. Which one of these scenarios fits with your case? Once […]

Mar 19, 2015

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Sep 2, 2014

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May 13, 2014

Parties claiming a right to foreclose allege they are the “Holder” and do not allege they are the holder in due course (HDC) because they are ducking the issue of consideration required by both Article 3 and Article 9 of the UCC. So far their strategy of confusion is working. They are directly or impliedly […]

Jan 31, 2014

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Jul 10, 2012

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