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Dec 5, 2008

STRAIGHT OFF THE NET THANKS TO READER ALLON HILL IS THE NAME OF THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY. I’M SURE THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHERS. Assignment Recording Residential or commercial, Agency or private delivery, Allon Hill offers a complete menu of mortgage assignment services. In the past 14 years, Allon Hill has prepared and recorded over 5 […]

Jun 22, 2008

OHIO STATE COURT CANCELS FORECLOSURE SALE AND STAYS FORECLOSURE CASE FILED BY TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES ON FILING OF FEDERAL ACTION AGAINST BEAR STEARNS AND ITS BROKERS AND OTHERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TRUTH-IN-LENDING ACT, FEDERAL REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT, CONSUMER PROTECTION STATUTE, CIVIL RICO, FRAUD, AND OTHER RELIEF In another historic […]

Jun 15, 2008

And now, because nobody stepped in before the flood began, a new industry is born — bigger than personal injury lawsuits — it the flood of claims under TILA, RESPA, RICO, Securities laws, common law fraud and state and federal laws concerning false and deceptive business practices. People will be rescinding or simply voiding their […]

May 29, 2008

events-coming-up-for-garfield-continuum-and-garfield-handbooks New comment on your post #214 “Glossary: Mortgage Meltdown and Foreclosure” Comment: A question on TILA and Non-judicial Foreclosure for anyone who knows the answer; Does a rescission letter that is timely and certifiably mailed to all appropriate parties (lender, assignee, servicer, trustee) prevent/nullify a pending non-judicial foreclosure sale? Would appreciate any information that […]

May 25, 2008

New comment on your post #168 “Foreclosure Defense: Cash for Keys Offer and TILA Defenses” Comment:  Can a mortgage be voided or canceled if the contracts, promissory note, deed of trust, TILA and RESPA disclosures and remedies were not produced in the native language of the purchaser or owner, e.g. Spanish? vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Part of the […]

Apr 24, 2008

Most of my experience is in judicial sale states where the foreclosure is a lawsuit started by the lender. In those cases, when you challenge the Lender or mortgage service provider on its authroity to bring the action and counterclaim on violations of Truth in Lending, fraud etc, you are the counterclaimant. In states where […]

Feb 29, 2008

It isn’t coming. Practicality is being trumped by ideology and politics. Help will not arrive in time to help you. You must help yourself. Whether you have a lawyer to help or not, you need to aggressively defend, refuse to cooperate and demand judicial fairness. If you all pile into the court system, the court […]

Jan 7, 2008

We received the following plea for help. I have changed the name to protect privacy. But both the plea and the answer are applicable to many people, which is why we are publishing the Garfield Handbooks. I will shortly publish a way for you to down load the books and forms and purchase the book […]

Jan 2, 2008

Mortgage Meltdown: Defending Your Property — A Summary of Strategies This post is for both homeowners and attorneys dealing with existing foreclosure, threatened foreclosure or distressed situations. There are many situations, particularly in government-backed loans, where the lender MUST negotiate to mitigate losses or they are subject to treble damages. This posting is not intended […]

Dec 30, 2007

We the People: Fighting Back At first the U.S. Constitution was written without the Bill of Rights — 10 Amendments that spelled out the specifics of what the founders were looking for when they established the Republic for which we stand. When you read the whole Constitution, which isn’t long, and the Bill of Rights, […]