Archives by Tag ' foreclosure offense '
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: […]

Nov 25, 2008

Here is an example of a defective affidavit: defective-affidavit-of-indebtedness Here is the analysis of how to respond: In general the affidavit is insufficient because it does not satisfy the basic requirements of personal knowledge. 1. “Affiant is an employee:” Affiant should be an officer or otherwise identified as having a specific scope of employment that […]

Nov 25, 2008

Attachment B Single Family Claims Input Help Part A, Form HUD-27011 General information: The Claim Input window can be used to enter Disposition claims and transmit them to HUD. It can be used for Part A of the following claim types only: 01 Conveyance 07 Pre-foreclosure Mortgagees are fully responsible for the accuracy of any […]

Nov 24, 2008

940 F.Supp. 512) United States District Court, E.D. New York. [11] This Court must apply New Mexico substantive law because the Modification Agreement provides that New Mexico law will govern any dispute arising thereunder. See Compl.Ex. E P 27, at 23.  In this regard, “[f]ederal courts sitting  in diversity cases will, of course, apply the […]

Nov 24, 2008

Think about it. You are a taxpayer and your tax dollars are absorbing the “losses” associated with write-offs of your debts (mortgage, credit card, auto-loan, student loan etc.) whether you pay or not! The reason for the toxicity of those assets the government is eating up is NOT because of defaults, it is because the […]