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GAO Study Finds OCC Foreclosure Review too Hard for Us to Understand

July 25, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

Apparently, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has been studying the possible reasons … [Read more...]

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Mortgage Servicing… The Winds Have Shifted, the Pendulum is About to Swing

July 25, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

Early in 2010, while speaking in Park City, Utah at the American Bar Association’s … [Read more...]

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How’s the View from Where You’re Sitting?

July 24, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

So, I was wondering… how’s the view from where you’re sitting these days. Is it … [Read more...]

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Understanding Elite Fraud and the Mortgage Meltdown with William K. Black – A MM Podcast

July 21, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

If you know anything about the Savings & Loan crisis, then you know William K. Black. If you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HAMP, Housing & Economic Research, Loan Modification, News for the Patriot Tagged With: Bank Fraud, Deputy Chief Counsel, Diana Olick, Economic Recovery, Elizabeth Warren, fannie mae, Fdic, Federal Home Loan, Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Home Loan Bank Of San Francisco, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Foreclosures, Fraud Prevention, freddie mac, Fslic, hoepa, Home Loan Bank, Indymac Bank, Keating Five, Latin American Development, Law And Economics, Litigation Director, LOAN MODIFICATIONS, mandelman, martin andelman, Missouri Kansas City, Mortgage Fraud, Mortgage Meltdown, Mortgage Servicers, Occ, Office Of Thrift Supervision, Ots, Savings And Loan Crisis, tarp, Unemployment, University Of Missouri Kansas, University Of Missouri Kansas City, Wall Street Bankers, White Collar Crime

Republican Filibuster Discloses that GOP Opposes DISCLOSURE

July 19, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

On Monday evening, Senate Republicans filibustered to kill S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act… “A … [Read more...]

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Attention Mortgage Servicers… Heed these words now, because it’s much later than you think.

July 13, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

According to the HOPE NOW Alliance, May was a very UP month. Everything went up in May. The number … [Read more...]

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Scott Stafne for Washington State Supreme Court – A Mandelman Matters Podcast

July 12, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

Attorney Scott Stafne is running for a seat on the State Supreme Court in the State of Washington. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Housing & Economic Research, Loan Modification, News for the Patriot Tagged With: Amicus Brief, Basketball Coach, Bethea, Diana Olick, Economic Recovery, economy, fannie mae, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Financial Institutions, Foreclosures, freddie mac, LOAN MODIFICATIONS, mandelman, martin andelman, Naca, Pro Bono Work, Rainier Beach High, Rainier Beach High School, School Closures, Seattle School Districts, Significant Resources, State Attorney General, State Insurance Company, State Of Alaska, State Settlement, State Supreme Court, Student Assignment Plan, tarp, Tour Of Champions, Washington State Attorney, Washington State Attorney General, Washington State Supreme Court

LBO AMERICA with Catherine Austin Fitts, A Mandelman Matters Podcast

July 7, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

Catherine Austin Fitts has perspective on the housing and mortgage meltdown like no other. Under … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Government Corruption, HAMP, Housing & Economic Research, Loan Modification, News for the Patriot Tagged With: Alex Jones, Catherine Austin Fitts, Diana Olick, Double Dip, Economic Recovery, fannie mae, Fdic, Federal Housing Administration, Fha, George Herbert, George Herbert Walker, George Herbert Walker Bush, Global Financial System, Goldman Sachs, Guest Experts, Herbert Walker Bush, Housing Commissioner, Investment Advisory Services, Investment Banks, Lbo, LOAN MODIFICATIONS, mandelman, martin andelman, Ml Implode, Money Supplies, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Meltdown, Mortgage Refinancing, President George Herbert Walker Bush, Solari Inc, Unemployment, Wall Street Bankers, Wall Street Investment, War On Drugs, Wharton Mba

Three Central Banks Surprise… Desperation in Three Part Harmony

July 6, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

Yesterday, the New York Times reported that in a single hour three central banks… one in … [Read more...]

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I Would Have Bet Anything Against This 10 Years Ago…

July 6, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

I’m not kidding about this… If even ten years ago, someone would have tried to tell me … [Read more...]

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Announcing the National Mortgage Settlement – My Favorite President Obama Speech of All

July 4, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

It happened last February 9th. President Obama announced what would become soon … [Read more...]

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Lost Pride in America Mine

July 2, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

I’ve always felt nothing but unqualified anguish when thinking about the genocide … [Read more...]

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President Obama, Bored With the Foreclosure Crisis. That Explains A Lot, Actually.

July 1, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

Jean Braucher is the Roger C. Henderson Professor of Law at the University of Arizona law … [Read more...]

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Attention DOERS… You DID IT Again! SunTrust Responds.

July 1, 2012 by Mandelman Leave a Comment

Well, DOERS… You’ve done it once again. I hope you’re proud of … [Read more...]

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