Archives by Tag ' TRUTH '
Jul 12, 2018

multiple choice robo-pleading NO PLEADING: HOMEOWNER WON ANYWAY I have held off on discussing this case until some time passed. As far as I now know US Bank, like several cases I won, has not refiled for foreclosure. There is a good reason for that. US Bank is not the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff is named […]

Jun 25, 2018

At what point does a final decision of SCOTUS actually mean anything? When confronted with TILA rescission, virtually all lower courts, state and federal, have taken up legislating from the bench, essentially over-ruling the Supreme Court of the United States (literally legally impossible). Agree or disagree — everyone has that right. But to obey or […]

Jun 12, 2018

Trustee Issues in Foreclosure Litigation: Jurisdiction and Discovery At the heart of many foreclosure cases lies a simple but critical question: does the trust exist, and if so, does it own the debt? If the named “trust” does not legally exist, it cannot bring or maintain a foreclosure action. Likewise, if the named trustee is […]

Jun 7, 2018

The real parties in interest are trying to make money, not recover it. The Wilmington Trust case illustrates why borrower defenses and investor claims are closely aligned and raises some interesting questions. The big question is what do you do with an empty box at the bottom of an organizational chart or worse an empty […]

May 30, 2018

Just because an instrument is not self-authenticating doesn’t mean it can’t be authenticated. Here the Plaintiff could not authenticate the note without the legal presumption of self-authentication and all the legal presumptions that follow.  And that is the point here. They came to court without evidence and in this case the court turned them away. […]

May 25, 2018

Thousands of cases like this one have pointed out that SPS and other servicers like Ocwen do not consult with any investor, do not evaluate the case for settlement, modification or mitigation. The answer to questions arising from the unwillingness of those companies to comply with law stems from the fact that the  vast majority […]

May 14, 2018

How Black Knight LPS and LoanSphere Control Mortgage Data—and Why Errors Matter Black Knight LPS and its LoanSphere platform sit quietly behind the scenes of millions of mortgage accounts, yet few homeowners understand how much control these systems have over loan boarding, invoicing, and servicing decisions. When a loan is transferred, modified, or pushed toward […]

May 1, 2018

It’s only when you do the work — burrowing into all the data that the truth emerges. From many prior cases it has been obvious that the “boarding process” was a ruse. It was cover for the real parties who were manipulating data to suit their own needs contrary to their duties to the alleged […]

Apr 30, 2018

No two financial crises are ever quite the same. The next one won’t be like the last. But history teaches lessons, and there’s no excuse for ignoring them. Regulators have done a lot to reform the financial system since the 2008 crisis, but they still haven’t fixed the market where the trouble started: U.S. mortgages. […]

Apr 24, 2018

The entire playbook of the banks and servicers consists of one underlying theme: to obtain foreclosures based upon presumptions that are contrary to the facts. GO TO LENDINGLIES to order forms and services Let us help you plan your answers, affirmative defenses, discovery requests and defense narrative: 954-451-1230 or 202-838-6345. Ask for a Consult. You will make […]