Editor’s Comment: It is no small wonder that the banks are scared. After all they created MERS and they control MERS and many of them own MERS. The Washington Supreme Court ruling leaves little doubt that MERS is a sham, leaving even less doubt that an industry is sprouting up for wrongful foreclosure in which […]

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The marketplace is filled with “listings” on Craig’s List for rental of properties at prices that are too good to be true. The scammers are posing as local property owners who actually are out of town. They change the locks, enter the house, and prepare it for sale or rent. The owner comes back and […]

Tags: contract, Evictions, MERS, pretender lenders, rental scams, summary proceedings, title, title questions
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“What is surprising is the fresh evidence these cases are turning up of cockeyed mortgage practices, during both the boom and the bust. As these matters are adjudicated, perhaps we will finally learn whether these practices were intended or accidental.” — Gretchen Morgenson, NY Times Editor’s Analysis: Gretchen Morgenson has latched onto the key element […]

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People are asking in emails and calls why I think this decision from Washington State is so basic and decisive. So here is my answer. If MERS was right, then there would be no point to having a statutory scheme for recording of deeds and mortgages. Let’s take a simple example, if MERS was named […]

Tags: MERS, recording statutes
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THE WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT DECISION WILL BE USED EXTENSIVELY AT THE EMERYVILLE AND ANAHEIM CLE WORKSHOPS. The Stunning clarity of the decision rendered by the Washington Supreme Court, sitting En Banc, corroborates the statements I have made on this blog and under oath that they might just as well have put the name “Donald Duck” […]

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In questions certified from the United States District Court, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington En Banc concludes that MERS is not and cannot be a lawful beneficiary under Washington State Law. They decline to opine on the effect of the decision but the effects are obvious. They essentially said that only the […]

Tags: Bain, DEED OF TRUST, MERS, Washington State Supreme Court, wrongful foreclosures
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Tags: Akron Beacon Journal, Chase Bank, Chicago Tribune, Chief judge Joseph McKinley Jr, CoreLogic, corruption of title chains, county recorder offices, Fannie MAe, FHFA, fraud, Freddie Mac, Joe Fantozzi, kentucky, Louisiana, MERS, mortgage fraud, Ohio, Recording fees, RICO, robosigning, Tara Steele, taxes
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