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see Magnetar%20Mortage%20Recovery%20Backstop%20Whitepaper%20Jun09.pdf Magnetar Mortage Recovery Backstop Whitepaper Jun09 Two things jump out at me with this paper from June, 2009. First it is obvious that the “real money” investors are defined as those seeking low risk and willing to take lower yield. The fact that they are called “Real Money Investors” underscores my point about […]
SEE The Economics and Incentives of Yield Spread Premiums and Credit Default Swaps March 23, 2010: Editor’s Note: The YSP/CDS paper is intentionally oversimplified in order to demonstrate the underlying economics of securitization as it was employed in the last decade. To be clear, there are several things I was required to do in order […]
“Without your blog I would not have found the right lawyer in my state.” – Meghan in RI “Some of the most rewarding work of my career.” – Chris Brown Esq. While we understand the many reasons borrowers pursue their cause on a ProSe or ProPer basis, it has been our position since the […]
Editor’s Note: I am currently working on the issue of fiduciary duty, so I would appreciate receiving material from any of you that have submissions on the subject. There is an article in the Florida Bar Journal this month on this topic. “If a fiduciary has special skills or becomes a fiduciary on the basis […]
“Many economists and mortgage experts have concluded that banks must ultimately forgive loan balances to restore equity to underwater borrowers. Otherwise, growing numbers will walk away from their homes and accept foreclosure rather than make payments on properties in which they no longer own a stake.” Editor’s Comments and Notes: The Obama Administration has finally […]
No governmental relief is in sight for homeowners except in isolated instances of community action together with publicity from the media. State and federal governments continue to sink deeper into debt, cutting social and necessary services while avoiding the elephant in the living room: the trillions of dollars owed and collectible in taxes, recording fees, […]
“I don’t sleep at night, I don’t sleep at all,” he said, rising slowly. “I tell Maria, ‘If we lose the house, I want to stop my dialysis.’ I want to die, honestly.” Editor’s Note: The sad simple truth is that there are few options besides fighting this out in the courts. The simple concept […]
MYTH any imaginary person or thing spoken of as though existing any fictitious story, or unscientific account, theory, belief, etc. Kudos to investigative journalist Kevin Hall with McClatchy Newspapers for inserting himself into the so called “loan modification” process and exposing the farce that is being perpetrated on the American public in the article below. […]
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 […]
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 […]


