Archives by Tag ' credit default swaps '
Jun 27, 2014

 Courts and lawyers are continually ignoring the obvious. By zeroing in on the NOTE, they are ignoring the documents that allow the person in possession of the note to be in court. That results in elimination of critical elements of a prima facie case in which the Defendant borrower lacks the superior knowledge and resources […]

Apr 8, 2014

In the financial world we don’t measure just the amount of principal. For example if I increased your mortgage principal by $100,000 and gave you 100 years to pay without interest it would be nearly equivalent to zero principal too (especially factoring in inflation). A reduction in the interest rate has an effect on the […]

Feb 14, 2014

Among the many insurance companies that paid off loans or assets based on loans, MGIC. Off 2400 loans a month of January alone, which appears to be virtually all residential mortgages. Press the reason that nobody is paying any attention to this is that normally the insurer acquires the claim through a legal process called […]

Jan 30, 2014

JOIN US TONIGHT AT 6PM Eastern time on The Neil Garfield Show. We will discuss this decision and other important developments affecting consumers, borrowers and banks. Congratulations to Attorney Barbara J. Forde!! HIGHLIGHTS: Steinberger v Hon. McVey/OneWest Discharge of Debt — money that OneWest received from FDIC to pay off loss on loan discharges the […]

Dec 6, 2013

Jon Stewart committed his entire show to the mortgage crisis last Wednesday night. Go watch it. It wasn’t funny although they added some comedic aspects. The bottom line is the question “why aren’t these people in jail?” And the media was scorched with the fact that despite a constant culture of continuing corruption and absurd […]

Nov 6, 2013

One of the more controversial statements I have made is that certain types of payments from third party sources should be applied, pro rata, against loan balances. Some have stated that the collateral source rule bars using third party payments as offset to the debt. But that rule is used in tort cases and contract […]

Jul 22, 2013

  Now that Federal Reserve is nearly done buying the worthless mortgage bonds, the banks have shown that they are in fact making money hand over fist and the government is feeling less fearful about toppling the financial system with financial regulation. Based upon my interview with a highly placed well-informed source who prefers to […]

Jul 4, 2013

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! WHY ARE THE BANKS FIGHTING TO GET AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE FROM EACH “FAILED” LOAN? A drama is playing out in the state of Massachusetts. Bank of America is pretending to be the lender or the authorized servicer or both. But it outsourced the task of dealing with borrowers seeking modification. The […]

Jun 24, 2013

Steal this Massachusetts Town’s Toughest New Foreclosure Prevention Ideas http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2013/06/steal-this-massachusetts-towns-toughest-new-foreclosure-prevention-ideas/ Florida leads nation in vacated foreclosures — and it’s not even close http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=33330748 Editor’s Note:  it is only common sense. There are several things that are known with complete certainty in connection with the mortgage mess. We know that the banks found it necessary to […]

Jun 10, 2013

Maybe this should have been divided into three articles: Saldivar: Texas BKR Judge finds Assignment Void not voidable. It never happened. Erobobo: NY Judge rules ownership of note is burden of the banks. Not standing but rather capacity to sue without injury. SEC Orders Credit Suisse to disgorge illegal profits back to investors. Principal balances […]