Archives by Tag ' Mortgage '
Jan 8, 2009

I needed to comment on the post NY did as seen above. I acted as a court observer in the summery judgment of NY the other day at the civil court in Miami. I wanted to make clear that I did not render anything more than to be an observer in his stunning performance. He […]

Jan 4, 2009

Would You Pay $103,000 for This Arizona Fixer-Upper? That Was Ms. Halterman’s Mortgage on It; ‘Unfit for Human Occupancy,’ City Says By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS AVONDALE, Ariz. — The little blue house rests on a few pieces of wood and concrete block. The exterior walls, ravaged by dry rot, bend to the touch. At some […]

Jan 2, 2009

Happy New Year! We have much to talk about this year as we push forward. By all accounts, the economy, the dollar, the foreclosures, the job situation etc are all getting worse by the minute. Even if Obama is a magician it will be 2 years before there is a glimmer of hope. The homeowner […]

Dec 31, 2008

The complete Trustee powers from a standard Pooling and Servicing agreement: Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee. The Trustee, before the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth […]

Dec 30, 2008

From Comments: Literally 2 years out of Bankruptcy we were granted an 80/20 loan on stated income. I found that our appraiser, has had his license revoked for multiple violations including inflation of a property within 20 blocks of our residence. Furthermore, it was determined that an appraisal review fee was paid to First Franklin […]

Dec 30, 2008

Question: Mr. Garfield, you have just answered another question. The Plaintiff just filed for a “summary judgment” on the grounds of this matter supposedly not being contested. I sent them back a motion of opposition with affidavits and the court’s docket contradicting their allegation. The motion is set for a hearing on January 6th which […]

Dec 26, 2008

The “lenders’ are holding nothing but worthless or at best questionable paper. As soon as you sign a modification you are validating a debt that you most likely don’t have anymore or at worst have substantial offsets against and you are validating a security instrument (mortgage) that was destroyed in the securitization process. Check with […]

Dec 24, 2008

Use of Professional Information Sources Bank Systems & Technology American Banker Community Banker Factiva Independent Banker Bank Technology News Banking Strategies Wall Street Journal/WSJ Online Law firm/consultant/association-provided newsletters ABA Banking Journal NewsEdge US Banker Lexis/Nexis Local associations publications Internally provided news feed Other; please specify — post on comments page

Dec 23, 2008

December 23, 2008 Irregularity Uncovered at IndyMac   By EDMUND L. ANDREWS   WASHINGTON — Two months before IndyMac Bancorp collapsed in July, at a cost of $8.9 billion to taxpayers, a top federal banking regulator allowed the bank to backdate a capital infusion and gloss over its deepening problems, the Treasury Department’s independent investigator […]

Dec 23, 2008

Some time ago we mentioned on these pages that the auditors who certified the financial statements (KPMG, here) would come under intense scutiny simply because they MUST have known, by simple common sense, that the economics of mortgage lending had been turned on its head. The worse the loan quality the more they made leaving […]