Category Archives: Fannie Mae
First Look: New Linda Tirelli Suit Against Bank of America
Attorney Linda Tirelli, a rockstar in the arena of foreclosure defense, has just filed an adversarial bankruptcy suit in the Southern District of New York naming the following as defendants: Bank of America, Nationstar, U.S. Bank, and Recontrust. As many … Continue reading
“Welcome to Freddie and Fannie’s Mortgage Shell Game”: Still As True As The Day It Was First Published
Due to some recent concerns from well-respected foreclosure fighters concerning this fantastic article from the great Shawn Newman possibly being disappeared from the Internet, we present “Welcome to Freddie and Fannie’s Mortgage Shell Game,” still as true today as it … Continue reading
WTF? BANK OF AMERICA AND FANNIE MAE SUPPOSEDLY HAVE THE SAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER
If we were to discover that a Mob boss shared the same address and phone number with a legitimate business–like a liquor store or some such—what would we say about that liquor store? We’d say that the liquor store was … Continue reading
FANNIE “MBS”= MORE BULLS@!#: MORGENSON MISTAKEN?
In an article from last week about Fannie Mae pursuing deficiency judgments in Florida, Gretchen Morgenson essentially defends Fannie Mae, saying this (“Borrowers, Beware: The Robo-Signers Aren’t Finished Yet,” New York Times, Nov. 15 2014): “Fannie Mae is certainly justified … Continue reading
COUNTRYWIDE FALLOUT: MOZILO AGAIN FACING FEDERAL CHARGES?
By now, we’ve all learned not to get our hopes up when the government sues the banks, but still, it’s nice to see it happen, especially when it happens twice, as is happening to Countrywide’s founder and California raisin poster … Continue reading
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ENDORSEMENTS, Y’ALL
As we have written about many times here at LRM, endorsements on promissory notes are a big deal, to put it lightly (see list of articles at the end of this post). The judges know this. The banks know this. … Continue reading
NO ENDORSEMENT, NO NEGOTIATION–NO NEGOTIATION, NO SECURITIZATION
Incredible story making the rounds the last few days about a rather high percentage of unendorsed notes being offered by the Bank of New York in foreclosure/bankruptcy cases. As high as 79%. That’s more than three quarters of the notes … Continue reading