This is pretty aggressive and pretty abusive. I don’t know how under GAAP this follows the rules whatsoever,” he said, referring to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.“That reeks of an auditor who, rather than being really truly independent, is beholden to management,” he said, adding that the S.E.C. and the Justice Department should follow up on […]

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QUESTION/COMMENT: ANSWERS IN BOLD A client in NorCal was referred to me.  She took out an 80/20 loan first and second for about $650,000 total in 2005.  She has paid over $150,000 towards interest, payments and fees. SEE APPRAISAL FRAUD, CNN ARTICLE FOR 2005, APPRAISAL FORUM SPEECH FROM 2006, RECENT POSTS. TITLE COMPANY/TRUSTEE, LENDER AND […]

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IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS: LENDERS DIDN’T CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE LOAN OR THE IMPACT ON BORROWERS OR INVESTORS (INCLUDING THEIR OWN SHAREHOLDERS). THEY WERE PREPARED TO FALSIFY ANYTHING AND USE ANY MISREPRESENTATION OR PRESSURE TACTIC THEY COULD TO GET THE LOAN SOLD AND THE BORROWER TO SIGN. THEY PRETENDED THEY HAD […]

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