Archives by Tag ' MERS '
Jun 8, 2010

It’s not just a really good brief, it is a good resource. I recommend everyone read it. While it is specifically and powerfully directed against MERS, it also attacks the heart of the securitization scheme in terms of its effect “on the ground.”  You can learn a lot about the mortgage mess just by reading […]

May 27, 2010

VICTORY IN MONTANA: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ISSUED AGAINST MERS, RECONTRUST, AND COUNTRYWIDE Today, May 25, 2010, 4 hours ago | Jeff Barnes May 25, 2010 A Montana Circuit Judge entered a preliminary injunction yesterday enjoining MERS, Recontrust, and Countrywide from undertaking any action to sell, encumber, or transfer the borrower’s property during the pendency of the […]

May 26, 2010

Therefore they cannot convey any interest in a note, mortgage, debt or obligation since they expressly do not own it and in fact openly disclaim it. And stating the obvious the decision says that that note is payable to a specific payee. It must therefore be endorsed by that payee for it to be transferred. […]

May 12, 2010

The true answer is that securitization is a process that is still on going and not an event.The Real Party in Interest (and the real amount of principal due, if any) is in a state of flux hidden by obscure, hidden or “confidential documentation.” Don’t make it your problem to unravel it. Use your strength […]

Apr 30, 2010

From Dan Edstrom: Department of Justice Press Release For Immediate Release April 16, 2010 United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of California Contact: (916) 554-2700 Stockton Real Estate Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Auctions of Foreclosed Properties SACRAMENTO, CA—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney of the Department […]

Apr 28, 2010

There is a lot of conflicting opinions about this. My opinion is that the confusion arises not from the law, not from application of the law and not from what is written on the note or deed of Trust. If you look at the Bellistri Missouri case the issue is well settled. And the problem […]

Apr 24, 2010

33-801. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Beneficiary” means the person named or otherwise designated in a trust deed as the person for whose benefit a trust deed is given, or the person’s successor in interest. [Note that this does not include a nominee like MERS. There is a reason for […]

Apr 20, 2010

From Max Gardner – QUIET TITLE GRANTED Bellistri v Ocwen Loan Servicing, Mo App.20100309 Mortgage Declared Unenforceable in DOT Case: NOTE DECLARED UNSECURED “When MERS assigned the note to Ocwen, the note became unsecured and the deed of trust became worthless” Editor’s Note: We know that MERS is named as nominee as beneficiary. We know […]