Editor’s Note: Baltimore decided to take on one of the worst “Club 100” players in the mortgage meltdown, Wells Fargo. The thrust of their argument is that Wells Fargo targeted poor people and made a bad situation worse, causing collateral damage all over the city. Baltimore will now file a narrower amended complaint, but the […]

Tags: Baltimore, John p. Relman, Judge J. Frederick Motz, Michael, New York Times, Powell, securitization, subprime mortgages, Wells Fargo
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AVAILABLE ON KINDLE/AMAZON You can use this information by establishing “probable cause” in the mind of the Judge or jury right off the bat — we know they lied to investors, are we now supposed to believe they told the truth to the homeowners? This is the kind of news article buried deep into a […]

Tags: auction rate securities, borrower, credit default swaps, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Investor, mortgage backed securities, securitization, Wells Fargo
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If you can get through the formatting errors, it is worth reading. Judge Mayer clearly states that “The original lender, WMC Mortgage Corp., apparently had the mortgage assigned to entities other than this plaintiff: however, there is no proof of assignments annexed to the moving papers and no proof that this plaintiff is the proper […]

Tags: borrower, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, lenders, lost note, securitization, trustee, Wells Fargo
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First, you must realize that they are not “Law” with a capital “L”. Other jurisdictions could return opinions that are completely the opposite of the ones we have seen recently. I consider that unlikely. The reasoning is exactly what I have been saying for 2 years when I predicted the title issues, the enforcement issues, […]

Tags: bankruptcy, borrower, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, mortgage meltdown, rescission, securitization, trustee, Wells Fargo
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Who is the lender? This is an abstract from the Judge Long decision. Things in red were done by Max Gardner, in bold by Neil. see entire abstract Judge Long Ibanez Massachuseetts Decision Abstract Editor’s Note: The “principal” is the “lender” is the creditor” is the “real party in interest” is the “only party that […]

Tags: bankruptcy, borrower, disclosure, Eviction, foreclosure defense, fraud, Lender Liability, predatory lending, securitization, trustee, Wells Fargo
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SEE wells-fargo-steps-on-a-rake-we-hope-eggs-a-new-country SEE 2009-Ohio-1092 Exactly as we predicted, the Wells Fargo appeal was an arrogant display of attempting to alter the law simply on the basis of the size of the institution. Bullying at its stupidest. They were looking to create precedent to say that anyone in the securitization chain can bring enforcement of a […]

Tags: borrower, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, mortgage meltdown, securitization, Wells Fargo
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People have been asking about class actions. With a little bit of help at www.classadvocate.com I have come up with the following list. The one to watch is in Reno Nevada filed by Hager and Hearne. It covers Arizona, Nevada, and California. It has not been certified yet as a class action. I am involved […]

Tags: borrower, brad keiser, countrywide, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, lost note, predatory lending, rescission, RESPA, securitization, trustee, Wells Fargo
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Here is PART of the next wave of “defaults” that will ruin lives and fill the pockets of the Wall Street bankers and intermediaries who are now “servicing” and foreclosing on loans that have already earned extremely high profits, far exceeding the funded amount of the loan. My opinion is that there will be three […]

Tags: bankruptcy, borrower, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, predatory lending, rescission, securitization, trustee, Wells Fargo
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Looking for the Lenders’ Little Helpers By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Published: July 11, 2009 IT is hard not to be dismayed by the fact that two years into our economic crisis so few perpetrators of financial misdeeds have been held accountable for their actions. That so many failed mortgage lenders do not appear to face any […]

Tags: borrower, disclosure, First Alliance, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lehman, Lender Liability, predatory lending, rescission, RESPA, RICO, securitization, trustee, Wells Fargo
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And when that rakes hits them in the head, it will hopefully start a domino effect with the rest of the pretender lenders. OH Sup Ct – Wells Fargo Appeal WF has decided to go for the brass ring by bringing an appeal from a case they lost. What they are saying to the Ohio […]

Tags: borrower, disclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, mortgage meltdown, Obama, predatory lending, rescission, securitization, trustee, Wells Fargo
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