Archives by Tag ' discovery '
Apr 13, 2010

Challenge everything, assume nothing. The chances are that through this shadow banking system, your loan was paid in whole or in part through third party insurers, counterparties, federal bailout etc. Without an accounting from the CREDITOR, there is no basis for claiming a default. What the other side is doing is centering in on the […]

Apr 7, 2010

REGISTER NOW FOR DISCOVERY AND MOTION PRACTICE WORKSHOP (2006) Here is a case that should not have been filed (entire text of opinion below) and was argued improperly. The homeowners clearly lost because they put their eggs in the wrong basket. Nonetheless, the opinion is a pretty good compilation of the various statutes, rules and […]

Apr 5, 2010

Analyzed and Presented by Charles Koppa, MORTGAGE AUTOPSIES There are 131 pages within links at the bottom for Maiden Lane Disclosures (a year later).  They give ONLY NAMES of nearly 800 underlying Securities Trusts with NO NAMES/LINKS to the original Grantors in the Deed of Trust for underlying “toxic mortgages” which attach real estate collateral that allowed securitization for each CUSIP.  That information remains in […]

Mar 31, 2010

NEWS REPORTS HAVE BEEN SPORADICALLY REFERRING TO THE OLD DERIVATIVES BEING RE-PACKAGED AND SOLD AGAIN. This is called resecuritization. It takes the old pools, or what’s left of them, puts them together with other old pools, and creates a brand new Special Purpose vehicle that issues brand spanking new mortgage backed bonds. The backing in […]

Mar 29, 2010

Editor’s Note: The significance of this announcement is that the bondholders, who were insured directly by AMBAC (as opposed to the investment bankers who bought “bets” like credit default swaps) are receiving 25 cents on every dollar they funded as creditors for the funding of loan to homeowners (debtors/ borrowers). This supports and corroborates two […]

Mar 22, 2010

Announcing the establishment of the Homeowners Electronic Registration System (HERS) to assist in mortgage negotiations, litigation, foreclosures and modifications. HERS v MERS, Get It? We are looking for someone to go through the comments and blog posts that give the name of an officer or other person signing any paper involved in the mortgage or […]

Mar 18, 2010

“(T)he differences between the values ascribed to these properties and the prices at which the properties were sold in foreclosure are significantly greater than the declines in house prices in the same geographical areas over the same periods,” Editor’s Comment: BINGO! Use this complaint for both discovery and as a pleading guide. Send me a […]

Mar 10, 2010

 “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 […]