A number of people have been contacting me about the work of people other than my company that produces reports and analysis and expert witnesses and my law firm, Garfield, Gwaltney, Kelley and White based in Tallahassee. My first rule is that I don’t attack or smear anyone who might provide some service that has […]

Tags: appraisers, Expert witnesses, forensic analysts, HUD counselors, investment bankers, lawyers, loan modification programs, mortgage brokers, mortgage originators, real estate brokers, WHISTLEBLOWERS
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Tags: BLOOMBERG NEWS, borrower, Case/Schiller index, consumer debt, debt bürden, Eviction, Federal reserve, financial sector, foreclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure fraud, foreclosure offense, foreclosures, forgery, fraud, Gdp, housing market, housing prices, investment bankers, investment capital, Lender Liability, Mortgage, mortgage meltdown, mortgage rates, predatory lending, TBTF, tier 2 yield spread premium
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“That’s right. Issuers are essentially paying twice for flawed deals that bestowed great riches on the bankers and advisers who sold them. Taxpayers should be outraged, but to be angry you have to be informed — and few taxpayers may even know that the complicated arrangements exist.” Editor’s Note: At some point, it will become […]

Tags: apraisal, credit default swaps, fiduciary duty, fraud, Gretchen Morgenstern, insurance, investment bankers, Jefferson County, local government, Ny Times, property, title
Posted in bubble, Corruption, Eviction, securities fraud |

Fraudulent Appraisals, Teaser Rates, and Manufactured Defaults: Boons to Borrowers in Defending Foreclosure As more and more lender misconduct hits the Internet airwaves and more of us continue our investigation into and scrutiny of the practices of originating lenders and their downline successors, certain themes are developing which give rise to numerous defenses to mortgage foreclosure actions. Three such […]

Tags: appraisals, ARM, default in payment, foreclosure, HELOC, interest rates, investment bankers, originating lenders, servicing agent, stated income, successors, teaser rates
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