Just a short note on this. Think about it. Why would he have taken the money and used it for a condo when he had to cover bank losses on mortgage loans that were in default? Answer: the bank had no losses, so there was nothing to account for. This money wasn’t income. It couldn’t […]

Tags: accounting for banks, bailout, banker, Condo, FASB, gaap, securitized loan
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First thing to add to the list of things you ought to know before you buy is (a) whether the home is part of an Homeowners Association or Condominium or Cooperative association and second whether there are major repairs that are needed or under way because that may mean really big assessments. Once you have […]

Tags: assessments, Condo, coop, DUES, foreclosure, HOA, MAINTENANCE
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submitted by MARY COCHRANE Wells Fargo & Co. ‘a private label tradename’ purchased 11/2/98. Foothill & Norwest & UBS … do business using ‘private label brand’ and all of the existing agreements and former registrations stayed open. Already in business in 1994/1996 with Lehman Brothers, Structured Asset Securities Corp, Bear Stearns, former Wells Fargo, Norwest, […]

Tags: BEAR STEARNS, BOA, Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp, Condo, Dennis Ascher, Deutsche Bank Securities, Foothill Capital Corp, former Wells Fargo, GMAC- RFC, Jeffrey Nikora, John Nickoll, Lehman Brothers, NORWEST, Structured Asset Securities Corp, Wells Fargo
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Editor’s Comment: Appraisal fraud, ratings fraud, misrepresentation, steering investors and borrowers in the wrong direction — all of these amount to the same thing: DECEIT. And as everyone knows, when someone is bilked out of money or value through deceit, they are entitled to made whole — as close as possible, and probably entitled to […]

Tags: Appraisal, appraisal fraud, appraiser’s comments section, builders, comparable property, comparable sales, Condo, countrywide, early transfers, fraud, HERS, HOA, incentives, independent loan brokers, inflated values, Landsafe, loan officer, mortgage fraud, occupancy ratios, property management company, upgrade sheet, upgrades
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