Archives by Tag ' foreclosure defense '
Dec 2, 2008

If you have access to Bloomberg professional or other such service here is the list of items we might want on any one occasion. Obviously once we have it we don’t need to do it again for the same series of certificates. Wish list would be documents we could lift, paste, print and use in […]

Dec 1, 2008

Home mortgage disclosure act data available The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced that the 2007 data compiled under the Federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act are available from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC). The data covers mortgage lending transactions throughout the nation at 8,610 financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage […]

Dec 1, 2008

From Mario Kenny — see comments posted to blog As we have stated repeatedly, the logistics were simple: (a) inflate the value of the mortgage backed securities with fraudulently obtained Triple AAA Ratings and (b) inflating the value of the home with fraudulent and negligent use of false comparable and ignoring time factors. The economics […]

Dec 1, 2008

AP IMPACT: US diluted loan rules before crash – Gov’t rejected tougher mortgage rules in 2005 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the […]

Dec 1, 2008

NATION’S HOUSING Civil rights complaint targets Wall Street rating firms Moody’s and Fitch’s high ratings of subprime mortgage bonds disproportionately harmed black and Latino home buyers, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition alleges. By Kenneth R. Harney November 30, 2008 In what is apparently the first legal action of its kind, an association of community-based organizations […]

Nov 30, 2008

From the FAQ Page: COMMENT: I contacted one attorney on your list and had a consult with another firm which is not part of your list but has been referenced quite a few times in the blogs. I have a problem with both and find them a bit predatory (sorry guys and gals) and quite […]

Nov 29, 2008

Current Trends in Residential Mortgage Litigation BYLINE: Daniel A. Edelman*; *DANIEL A. EDELMAN is the founding partner of Edelman & Combs, of Chicago, Illinois, a firm that represents injured consumers in actions against banks, mortgage companies, finance companies, insurance companies, and automobile dealers. Mr. Edelman or his firm represented the consumer in a number of […]

Nov 27, 2008

One of the hidden issues in the mortgage meltdown is the issue of clouded title caused by non-disclosed table-funded loans that were “securitized.” The unquestionable presence of unknown parties, MERS (or MERS like pooling, service and assignment agreements) who at least COULD assert claims on the “borrower’s” obligation, note or mortgage, means that your loan […]

Nov 26, 2008

With Times Tight, Even Lawyers Get Outsourced By NIRAJ SHETH in Mumbai and NATHAN KOPPEL in New York As the economic crisis deepens in the U.S., some lawyers are making out well — in India. At the Mumbai subsidiary of outsourcer Pangea3 LLC, rows of Indian lawyers at new computers pore over contracts, covenants and […]

Nov 26, 2008

Opinionated, but I agree with virtually everything stated. A Credit Crisis or a Collapsing Ponzi Scheme? The Two Trillion Dollar Black Hole By PAM MARTENS pamk741@aol.com http://counterpunch.org/martens11132008.html Purge your mind for a moment about everything you’ve heard and read in the last decade about investing on Wall Street and think about the following business model: […]