2011 Halloween Flash Back from the New York Times.  On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners […]

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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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MOST POPULAR ARTICLES GET COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION ANALYSIS – CLICK HERE EDITOR’S COMMENT: The Times is finally getting it. They haven’t gone all the way yet, but they are moving in the right direction. There are bumper stickers around saying “Honk if I’m paying your mortgage.” Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But it raises the […]

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MOST POPULAR ARTICLES GET COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION ANALYSIS – CLICK HERE EDITOR’S NOTE: The Times Editorial hits the nail on the head, but uses the wrong hammer. Jobs and growth of the middle class is the only thing that will stand between us sustaining ourselves as a world power or becoming a banana republic. […]

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SEE LIVINGLIES LITIGATION SUPPORT AT LUMINAQ.COM REGISTER FOR CLE SEMINAR, HOMEOWNERS WELCOME EDITOR’S ANALYSIS: Here is the problem: $600 TRILLION in swaps seems like a big number. It is. And it is only an estimate, so we can assume there is some variance. How big is it? Well the combined currency issued across the world […]

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SEE LIVINGLIES LITIGATION SUPPORT AT LUMINAQ.COM GET COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ EDITOR’S ANALYSIS: There are so many “Trustees” running around these days, it is impossible to figure out what they do and if they even really exist. In the article below, Streitfield points out that the “Trustees” on deeds of […]

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SEE LIVINGLIES LITIGATION SUPPORT AT LUMINAQ.COM EDITOR’S COMMENT: I sat on this story for a while checking out some facts. Words alone can’t describe my reaction to this. They were called “liar’s loans” because the no-doc loans were intended to be approved regardless of actual income. Under TILA and industry standards for underwriting loans, the […]

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SEE LIVINGLIES LITIGATION SUPPORT AT LUMINAQ.COM GET COMBO TITLE AND SECURITIZATION SEARCH, REPORT, ANALYSIS ON LUMINAQ EDITORIAL COMMENT: Conservatives don’t conserve anything and liberals are not liberating anyone. Regulators don’t regulate, and congress isn’t passing laws that make any sense. Policy makers are getting their orders from Wall Street instead of originating the policy decisions. […]

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SEE LIVINGLIES LITIGATION SUPPORT AT LUMINAQ.COM “If there had been a cop on the beat to hold mortgage servicers accountable a half dozen years ago,” she said at one point, “the problems in mortgage servicing would have been found early and fixed while they were still small, long before they became a national scandal.” EDITORIAL […]

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“Why should homeowners take responsibility for the screw-ups of the financial geniuses on Wall Street and the screw-ups of those who did their closings?” — Neil Garfield Op-Ed Columnist NY Times Too Good to Check By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: November 16, 2010 “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is […]

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