The complete Trustee powers from a standard Pooling and Servicing agreement: Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee. The Trustee, before the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth […]

Tags: borrowers, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, lender, lost note, Mortgage, securitization, TILA audit, trustee
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Tags: bankruptcy, borrowers, Chapter 13, disclosure, Federal reserve, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, Lender Liability, Mortgage, securitization, TILA audit, trustee
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The lenders are out in force trying to get you to sign something new. Most of the offers accomplish only two things: (1) ratification of a loan that was unenforceable and (2) a virtual guarntee that you will end up with worse problem than when you started in as little as 3 months; QUESTION: I […]

Tags: borrowers, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, mortgage modification, predatory lending, rescission, RESPA, RICO, securitization, TILA, TILA audit
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madoffcomplaint madoff-and-the-rest-of-wall-street-after-receiving-17page-report-sec-does-nothing-same-withy-mortgage-meltdown DECEMBER 11, 2008, 7:08 P.M. ET Madoff Charged With Securities Fraud By AMIR EFRATI, TOM LAURICELLA and DIONNE SEARCEY Madoff.com Bernard Madoff Bernard L. Madoff, the founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities and a fixture of the Wall Street trading world for decades, was arrested Thursday morning by Federal Bureau of Investigation […]

Tags: bankruptcy, borrowers, disclosure, Eviction, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, Mortgage, predatory lending, quiet title, rescission, RESPA, RICO, securitization, TILA audit, trustee
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It’s along time since I wrote this piece on March 1, 2007 — before I even started the blog. I believed then as I do now that the safety of our nation, the soundness of our economy and the happiness and freedoms of our children and grandchildren depend entirely upon our actions today. In this […]

Tags: borrowers, credit crisis, investors, mortgage backed securities, MORTGAGE WORKOUTS, trust, TRUTH
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While my editorial opinion has been fairly obvious in these articles, I feel the need to express them directly. The fundamental truth that is missed in the media and those in government and finance close to the microphones is that this did not start with the borrowers — it started with the investors who bought […]

Tags: AIG, AMbac, bailout, borrowers, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, investors, POLICY
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most vendors are looking for money up front that will make them rich while you go down the tubes More and more “professionals” are coming out of the woodwork to “help” with your mortgage. Whether you are in default, foreclosure, in the midst of sale or eviction, or just sitting with a mortgage where the […]

Tags: borrowers, collection agencies, credit, foreclosure defense, lawyers, lenders, TILA audit
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Despite all efforts to conceal the pernicious effects of inflation and the rising tide of credit warning signals, it is now crystal clear that the underlying inflation rate in the United States is over 15% while the dollar declines in value at about the same rate. This double whammy is showing up in our pocketbooks, […]

Tags: borrowers, credit, damages, derivatives, housing, inflation, lenders, mortgage meltdown, refunds, TILA
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“If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” Mark Twain Pitfalls and advice for consumers and homeowners: Don’t believe what you read in the newspapers or hear on TV. Reporters are just as lazy as lawyers and everyone else. They don’t know much about economics, […]

Tags: adversary proceeding, audit, borrowers, contingent liability, foreclosure, homeowners, lender authority, lenders, Mark Twain, quiet title, TILA
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That confidence in the U.S. dollar is at an all-time low is no surprise. But when countries start propping up currencies that are barely on the radar, you know that central bankers are thinking that the U.S. government is not doing enough to shore up the fundamentals of its economy. This translates to a lack […]

Tags: amnesty, ARIZONA, Bank of Japan, borrowers, Central Bank of Iceland, euro, European Central Bank, Florida, foreclosure defense, foreclosure rules, krona, ledners, Nevada
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