Mar
27
Under Attack | Pool Guy, Landscaper of $18 Million Foreclosure Winner, Lynn Szymoniak, Subpoenaed by Akerman Senterfitt
“Until I can pay this mortgage off, Deutsche Bank will just continue to run up fees and try to harass the living hell out of me” Now – in what other foreclosure ON EARTH are depositions being scheduled of the yard maintenance and pool service guys??? I guess this is what happens when you dare … Read more
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Mar
26
Gretchen Morgenson: Wall Street Really Does Enjoy A Different Set of Rules Than The Rest of Us (PODCAST)
Gretchen Morgenson has earned a Pulitzer-winning career from exposing abuse and conflicts of interest on Wall Street. In this interview, she confirms that there is indeed a second set of rules that our elite financial institutions enjoy, largely unfettered by the constraints that apply to the rest of us. Consequences for failure and fraud are … Read more
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Mar
26
John O’Brien, Southern Essex Register of Deeds, Wants to Sue Over Mortgage Mess
“I’ve waited for orders from above for long enough,” he says. “I have an obligation to my constituents. I’m derelict in my duties if I don’t go after this. I’m 99.9 percent sure I’m going to go ahead and do what I think I have the authority to do, and if I’m wrong, prove me … Read more
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Mar
25
Rachel Maddow | Jeff Thigpen – Standing up to banks, putting who-owns-what back in order (VIDEO)
In a TRMS exclusive, Rachel Maddow reports on one North Carolina town standing up to the big banks that destroyed the housing market and the lives of many local families with foreclosures that may turn out to be fraudulent. ~ 4closureFraud.org TweetRelated posts: Rachel Maddow | Treating the Shattered Economy as a Crime Scene (VIDEO) … Read more
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Mar
23
Fannie and Freddie: Slashing Mortgages Is Good Business
Fannie and Freddie: Slashing Mortgages Is Good Business by Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, and Chris Arnold, NPR A version of this story was co-published with NPR News and broadcast on NPR’s Morning Edition. New analyses by mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have added an explosive new dimension to one of the most politically charged … Read more
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Mar
22
Another Manufactured Default? Bank of America Program Allows Owners to Stay in Homes and Rent From the Bank
“Borrowers selected for the program must be at least two months past due on their mortgage and face considerable risk of foreclosure. Bank of America is reaching out to borrowers who have exhausted other alternatives to foreclosure or who haven’t responded to earlier solicitations. Homeowners with second mortgages or other liens won’t be selected.” ~ … Read more
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Mar
22
Another Manufactured Default? Bank of America Program Allows Owners to Stay in Homes and Rent From the Bank
“Borrowers selected for the program must be at least two months past due on their mortgage and face considerable risk of foreclosure. Bank of America is reaching out to borrowers who have exhausted other alternatives to foreclosure or who haven’t responded to earlier solicitations. Homeowners with second mortgages or other liens won’t be selected.” ~ … Read more
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Mar
20
Florida Trend Magazine Announces Newsmakers of the Year – Lisa Epstein, Foreclosure Fighters
Florida Newsmakers of the Year Business – Florida Newsmakers of the Year by Mike Vogel December 2010 • FORECLOSURE FIGHTERS Forcing the Issue For many, the bottom line in any mortgage dispute is whether the payments are being made. But Lisa Epstein, a West Palm Beach nurse turned foreclosure activist, focuses on fraudulent practices, backdated … Read more
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Mar
19
FHFA | Foreclosure Prevention & Refinance Report Fourth Quarter 2011
Year-old loan delinquencies in Florida outnumber total bad loans in all states but Calif. The Federal Housing Finance Agency released a new report today that measures foreclosure prevention and refinance efforts nationwide and by individual state. But the 54-page report also looks at how long late loans have been delinquent, highlighting Florida for its bad … Read more
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Mar
19
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, the soldier accused of killing at least 16 civilians was facing foreclosure
The Bales owed $15,644.19 on the house plus $1,333.46 in trustee’s fees, according to the auction notice. The auction subsequently was canceled without explanation. A Bank of America filing in King County, in August 2011 said the couple was $16,978 in arrears on the rental property. The house sits vacant and banned for occupancy by … Read more
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Mar
14
Matt Stoller | Robosigning Still Going on at Wells Fargo, Reports HUD Inspector General
Matt Stoller: Robosigning Still Going on at Wells Fargo, Reports HUD Inspector General Matt Stoller is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. You can follow him on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/matthewstoller. I’ve been going over the mortgage settlement documents over the past few days – a lot has been released, with many implications. There is plenty … Read more
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Mar
14
PB Post | Foreclosure Settlement Worth $18 Million to Gardens Woman
“Szymoniak, who is limited in what she can reveal because of continued litigation, said she plans to pay off her mortgage with her settlement money and donate to charities.” ~ Foreclosure settlement worth $18 million to Gardens woman PALM BEACH GARDENS — Tucked into the landmark $25 billion national foreclosure settlement filed this week in … Read more
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Mar
14
Matt Weidner | WAKE UP AMERICA – THE AG SETTLMENT IS BAD FOR CONSUMERS and it’s not just me who’s raging…
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT/SELLOUT TERMS and it’s not just me who’s raging… RAGE GROWS OVER MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT ~ 4closureFraud.org TweetNo related posts.
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Mar
13
Fannie Announces an Initiative to Make Loan-level Data for Single-family MBS Accessible as a Move Towards Transparency
A Legal Take on Fannie-BofA Fannie announced an initiative to make loan-level data for single-family MBS accessible as a move towards transparency. The agency will start releasing loan-level data beginning the first quarter of 2012 and will provide data updates regularly. Obviously investors in agency MBS, and all MBS, want to know what they’re buying, … Read more
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Mar
08
Florida Fraudclosure Fighter Matt Gardi Files for Clerk of Court
Florida Fraudclosure Fighter Matt Gardi Files for Clerk of Court Florida Keys fraudclosure fighter, Matt Gardi, a long time local columnist in the Keys who has been writing extensively about the fraudclosure crisis has thrown his hat in the ring for Monroe County Clerk of Courts. Gardi, who has written columns for Key West the … Read more
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Mar
07
North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre’s House Is In Foreclosure
“He bought the 11,945-square foot property in the Sans Souci Estates development in 2003, the booming days of the housing bubble, for a tidy $353,000. That’s since ballooned into a $432,538 mortgage as of last July.” “The house, meanwhile, is worth just $230,000.” ~ North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre’s House Is In Foreclosure North Miami’s … Read more
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Feb
28
Up w/ Chris Hayes | Architecture Brings New Life to Foreclosure Crisis
Up host Chris Hayes pivots the conversation from the foreclosure crisis plaguing Detroit, to the future of suburban housing communities and how architecture may play a role. Architect Michael Bell joins Up to discuss this shift, and his installation in New York’s Museum of Modern Art that addresses “rehousing the American dream.” ~ 4closureFraud.org TweetRelated … Read more
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Feb
27
The Pino Appeal And The Title Industry – Will The Supreme Court Take The Red Pill or The Blue Pill?
RED PILL/BLUE PILL SCENE (Play this first) ~ The Pino Appeal And The Title Industry – Will The Supreme Court Take The Red Pill or The Blue Pill? Author: Matthew D. Weidner, Esq. As I read through the brief submitted by the title industry in the Pino appeal, now pending before the Florida Supreme Court, … Read more
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Feb
27
ROFL! Buffett Calls Banks “Victims” of Evicted Homeowners
The Market Ticker – ROFL! Buffett Calls Banks “Victims” Now this is one of those moments…. “Large numbers of people who have ‘lost’ their house through foreclosure have actually realized a profit because they carried out refinancings earlier that gave them cash in excess of their cost,” Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire … Read more
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Feb
27
Mandelman | Insider Says Wells Fargo’s Independent Foreclosure Review for OCC is “a Sham”
I got an email the other night from one of my readers. It said… “I was hired as one of those “Independent File Review Specialist” at a company called Promontory working on Wells Fargo Bank. I have 15 years industry experience in all facets of the mortgage & title industry, and just needed a … Read more
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Feb
24
Mark Stopa | Return of Original Note/Mortgage – After a Settlement
“My concern is far greater than this one case. I’ve seen this issue far too often, and I see it as an industry-wide problem. Any time there’s a short sale or deed in lieu with a deficiency waiver, there should be no need for the original Note and Mortgage to be returned to the Plaintiff, … Read more
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Feb
24
Mark Stopa | Return of Original Note/Mortgage – After a Settlement
“My concern is far greater than this one case. I’ve seen this issue far too often, and I see it as an industry-wide problem. Any time there’s a short sale or deed in lieu with a deficiency waiver, there should be no need for the original Note and Mortgage to be returned to the Plaintiff, … Read more
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Feb
21
Foreclosure bill fight sharpens | Senate Judiciary Committee puts contentious legislation to streamline foreclosures on fast track
“the fact is the homeowner will be foreclosed on, because someone holds the note and the homeowner didn’t pay his mortgage” ~ Kathleen Passidomo ~ Foreclosure bill fight sharpens Senate Judiciary Committee puts contentious legislation to streamline foreclosures on fast track The bill tromps on the homeowner’s right of due process and gives a pass … Read more
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Feb
21
They’re Still Trying to Spin This (Robosigning “Settlement”)
The Market Ticker – They’re Still Trying to Spin This (Robosigning “Settlement”) The stupid, the stupid, make it stop! The $25 billion mortgage settlement negotiated on Feb. 9 by the administration and 49 state attorneys general with five big banks has been greeted with considerable political suspicion. Conservatives see a shakedown and liberals dismiss it … Read more
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Feb
19
Bain vs Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) Amicus Curiae National Consumer Law Center
Amicus Curiae National Consumer Law Center David A. Leen Attorney at Law Leen & O’Sullivan, PLLC 520 East Denny Way Seattle Washington 98122 (206) 325-6022 FAX (206) 325-1424 Member: National Association of Consumer Advocates ~ 4closureFraud.org TweetRelated posts: MERS, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems and You MERS – Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. – Update Statement … Read more
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Feb
19
Freddie Mac Bulletin NUMBER: 2012-5 | Servicers Must Waive All Rights to Pursue Deficiency from Short Sales and Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure
DEFICIENCY FROM SHORT PAYOFFS AND DEEDS-IN-LIEU OF FORECLOSURE We have updated the Guide to reinforce the requirement that the Servicer, for itself and on behalf of Freddie Mac, must waive all rights to pursue payment of the remaining balance owed by the Borrower under a Freddie Mac-owned Mortgage for all approved short payoffs and deed-in-lieu … Read more
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Feb
17
Quelle Surprise! Taxpayers Will Be Paying for Part of Mortgage Settlement
Quelle Surprise! Taxpayers Will Be Paying for Part of Mortgage Settlement The whole purpose of a settlement is that a party pays damages to rid themselves of liability, and the amount they pay (and “pay” can include the cost of reforming their conduct) is less than what they expect to suffer if they were sued … Read more
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