Why You Don't Owe the Money

OK it’s complicated. But I have distilled it down to a few sound bites that more or less captures the basic truth of why you don’t owe the money on that mortgage note, credit card, student loan, auto loan, furniture loan etc. Even small businesses might not owe their small business loans. There are exceptions and you should consult with counsel licensed in your state before acting or making any decision on this. And the facts of any particular case do vary, but for the most part I believe the following list applies to nearly all debt in the U.S., secured, unsecured, guaranteed, not guaranteed. Nearly all of this is based upon the presumption of one or both of two factors being present: predatory loan practices and/or securitization of the loan. And you probably won’t be able to assert yourself properly without having a FULL review of your mortgage or loan circumstances (not merely the narrow TILA audit). Brad and I are putting together a plan to certify those people who are qualified who wish to do audits according to the Garfield Continuum Checklist. Without looking at the totality of the circumstances the TILA Audit is worth only a small refund and is not likely to get you rescission or a meaningful modification of the loan. Right now we only have one, soon, like with the lawyers, we’ll have dozens.

1. You don’t owe it — you only think you do and THEY want to keep you thinking that way so you’ll sign a new deal (“modification”) and release your defenses and claims. Your “lender” was paid in full by the mortgage wholesaler, who was paid by the investment banker and investors who were bailed out by insurers and the Federal Government with your own tax money. There is no debt left. Zero.
2. To enforce an obligation a creditor must prove the obligation. They can’t. But in non-judicial states, foreclosing parties get around it by NOT going to court — they try to put the burden on the homeowner to convert it to judicial. If you can get something filed in the property records, like a reconveyance through power of attorney (after presenting them with an extensive qualified written request), then you shift the burden back on them.
3. It is highly likely that the bankruptcy code will be changed very soon: allowing judges to write down mortgages to reflect present fair market values in the housing market. Even that, though is a double payment to the people who sold you your mortgage or other loan, because they have already been paid.
4. It is highly likely that with or without changes in the bankruptcy code, the modification of mortgages will be required — not with the current offers of increasing your enslavement to 40 years and lowering interest rates for a while, but with substantial reductions in the principal due on the note, the interest rate, 30 year fixed etc.
5. We here at www.livinglies.wordpress.com have not seen a single case go to trial in thousands of cases we have tracked. The harder the homeowner fights the better the results. The “lenders” either disappear, dismiss their claims, or enter into settlement agreements satisfactory to the homeowner.

Tags: bankruptcy, borrower, foreclosure, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, fraud, Lender Liability, Mortgage, rescission, securitization, TILA
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