Archives by Tag ' Lender Liability '
Jun 4, 2009

Read it and use it: judge-youngs-decision-on-nosek Challenge everything: As we have repeatedly stated, the entire position of the would-be foreclosers is a bluff and a fraud upon the court, the borrower and the system. Non-judicial process is improper procedure and unavailable for securitized mortgages: These astonishing breaches of ethics, duties and contract law together with […]

Jun 3, 2009

Editor’s Note: The reason they “lost” the note is that it was a strategic decision to claim they lost it. There is a procedure for re-establishing a lost note and until recently the rules were extremely loose — because back in the days when those rules were established you had two parties (the borrower and […]

Jun 2, 2009

Editor’s Note: The opinionators at NY Times have it right in their description but wrong in their prescription. The reality is that nearly all securitized mortgage loans are worthless and unenforceable. The marketplace seems to know that — with “mortgage-backed securities” (that are not backed by anything in reality) selling at 3 cents on the […]

Jun 1, 2009

It’s happening…. the word is spreading. Read this carefully. It has lots of good quotes for you to use. But the narrative on who owns the loan is wrong — the investor purchases a bond and a share of the loans. The  SPV “Trust” owns nothing.  It is a REMIC conduit which means there are […]

May 28, 2009

Massachusetts is a power of sale state (non-judicial, but there is plenty of securitized meat in here for everyone). Good stuff to quote from — with Banks making the arguments that we are promoting on this Blog. The issues include (a) notice (b) unmarketable title and unable to get title title insurance (c) void certificate […]

May 21, 2009

RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND TO TAX ATTORNEYS FEES AND ANSWER Defendant, DOUGLAS SCHWARTZ AND TAMMY SCHWARTZ, files its response and additional answer to plaintiffs U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (SASCO) 2007-BNC1, Mortgage Pass-through Certificates, Series 2007-bnc1 motion for summary judgment and to tax attorneys fees. 1. […]

May 21, 2009

Judge’s ruling deals blow to national mortgage servicer BY TIM O’REILEY A Las Vegas bankruptcy judge has dealt a blow to an obscure but critical piece of the mortgage enforcement machinery that could slow foreclosures. After a rare hearing in front of three judges last year that initially encompassed 27 cases, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge […]

May 15, 2009

The actual certificates of asset backed securities (ABS) and in particular mortgage backed securities (MBS) were sold to investors. And they weren’t just sold, they “sold forward.” This is a form of short selling wherein the investment bank sells the security first and THEN waits until it can get the underlying mortgage and note at […]

May 14, 2009

UCC: possession is not an indication of ownership of the note. Recording of collateral assignments is not required under Revised Article 9. Enforcement of the debt without the note is allowable under Article 3. Equitable arguments are available to prevent a borrower from benefiting from the industry’s inability to keep track of its documents. by […]

May 12, 2009

DOJ Probing Mortgage Data Processing Firms By Peg Brickley Of DOW JONES DAILY BANKRUPTCY REVIEW The Department of Justice is conducting a nationwide probe of the company whose automated systems handle half the mortgages in the U.S., looking for evidence Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) has “improperly directed” the actions of lawyers in bankruptcy court. […]