more than 8,000 appraisers – roughly 10 percent of the industry – have signed a petition asking the federal government to take action. “There are a lot of people who have refinanced for more than their homes are actually worth and they’re effectively already upside down even without a real estate bubble bursting,” said Callahan. […]

Tags: Appraisal, Appraisal Institute, CNN, fraud, National Mortgage Complaint Center, Sarah Max
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In the complaint, the plaintiffs’ lawyers contend that Credit Suisse and Cushman & Wakefield conspired by setting up a Cayman Islands branch to circumvent federal law on real estate appraisals. Credit Suisse knew the resorts would most likely default under the weight of inflated values, which would allow the bank to take ownership as agent […]

Tags: appraisal fraud, audit, Credit Suisse, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, inflated values, inflation, Lender Liability, predatory lending
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No governmental relief is in sight for homeowners except in isolated instances of community action together with publicity from the media. State and federal governments continue to sink deeper into debt, cutting social and necessary services while avoiding the elephant in the living room: the trillions of dollars owed and collectible in taxes, recording fees, […]

Tags: bailout, bankruptcy, borrower, credit crisis, disclosure, Federal reserve, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, foreclosures, fraud, Lender Liability, MERS, securitization, TILA
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“I don’t sleep at night, I don’t sleep at all,” he said, rising slowly. “I tell Maria, ‘If we lose the house, I want to stop my dialysis.’ I want to die, honestly.” Editor’s Note: The sad simple truth is that there are few options besides fighting this out in the courts. The simple concept […]

Tags: bailout, borrower, depression, disclosure, foreclosure defense, fraud
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Editor’s Note: Thanks to Allan again. If there is one person in a relatively high position who has understood the subprime crisis, acquired the information on securitization, named the villains and described their practices separating honest people from their money it is Elizabeth Warren, whose was barely heard over the din of back-slapping during the […]

Tags: bankruptcy, banks, Boston Globe, Bruce Mann, Charles Pierce, Congressional Oversight, Elizabeth Warren, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, gaap, Marcy Kaptur, mortgage meltdown, mortgage securitization, TARP, Wall Street
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MBIA V CSFB-DLJ Here you have a lawsuit that corroborates everything we have been telling you on Livinglies PLUS an example of how to use the third party report of an expert in pleadings. The content of the lawsuit is a clear explanation of the securitization process — the catch is that these are not […]

Tags: Credit Suisse, DLJ, FORMS, fraud, insurance, MBIA, plausible deniability, pools, real lender
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MYTH  any imaginary person or thing spoken of as though existing any fictitious story, or unscientific account, theory, belief, etc. Kudos to investigative journalist Kevin Hall with McClatchy Newspapers for inserting himself into the so called “loan modification” process and exposing the farce that is being perpetrated on the American public in the article below. […]

Tags: audit, bailout, bankruptcy, borrower, borrowers, Chapter 13, countrywide, credit, credit crisis, depression, disclosure, Eviction, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, foreclosures, fraud, housing, Loan Mod, LOAN MODIFICATION, modification, mortgage meltdown, predatory lending, quiet title, rescission, RICO, securitization, TILA audit, trustee
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The value added tax (VAT) has been around for decades in other countries. It is predicated on the  idea that ALL people should share in the cost of government. The way it works (see below) is that the government picks up 10% (for example) of each stepof the production and sales process. It is normally […]

Tags: aggregator pool, fraud, income taxes, mortgage bonds, Selling Agent, shell game, SPV, SPV pool, trust, VAT, Wall Street, Yielde Spread Premium, YSP
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The business case for taking, handling and litigating residential “mortgage” cases has been proven over and over again. Unfortunately most lawyers are ignoring this opportunity. The latest estimates are that it will take 6-12 years to clean up this mess and I think that is very conservative. My analysis shows that it will take the […]

Tags: Appraisal, contingency fees, fraud, ID Theft, lawyers, Michigan, monthly fees, Ohio, securities, Texas, title
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THANK YOU DAN EDSTROM: Hats off to Dan for explaining the logistics of how additional people were added toy our deal, that you have a  right to know who they are and how their addition to your deal changes everything. Here is what he said: So the homeowner gave an unconditional promise to pay. The […]

Tags: additional parties, bankruptcy, co-obligors, condnitions to payment, Dan edstrom, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, obligor, predatory lending, securitization, trustee, unconditional promise to pay
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