Category Archives: MERS
BILL BUTLER: FORECLOSURE FRAUD AND SECURITIZATION IN A (VERY PRECISE) NUTSHELL
Some great articles by Bill Butler at Liberty Law, who knows a thing or two about securitization and foreclosure fraud, as he won one of the first (if not the first) lawsuits over securitization in 1996. Butler has been railroaded … Continue reading
I SMELL A SETTLEMENT–BUT CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS CHANGING FOR THE BETTER
So the so-called regulators have gotten in on the Wells Fargo debacle: “…four major watchdogs have taken notice. New York’s attorney general, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the New York State Department of Financial Services and the United States Trustee … Continue reading
SO EITHER THE NOTICE OF SALE OR THE DEED OF TRUST IS BS…
…that’s what this substitute trustee’s notice of sale in a Mississippi newspaper seems to say. Here’s the ad (I’d link to it, but it will be gone by the end of the day): “ Substitute Trustee’s Notice of Sale STATE … Continue reading
NO MORE DIRTY DEEDS: MANTOR FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECORDER
Neil Garfield writes today about George Mantor’s intention to run for San Diego County recorder: “Mantor is aiming straight for his issue by running for the Recorder’s Position. I think his aim is right and he seems to get the … Continue reading
MERS ASSIGNMENTS “HAVE NO EFFECT”; MERS ADMITS TO NO CONTROL OVER NOTES
Jeff Barnes of Foreclosure Defense Nationwide breaks down the significance of the decision by the Supreme Court of Rhode Island in the case of Chhun v. MERS: “The homeowners had sued for declaratory relief, quiet title, and punitive damages, alleging … Continue reading
WILL SUPREME COURT STEP UP AND MAKE COURTS FOLLOW THE LAW?
Don’t count on it, but it would be great if they would. And there is a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Duncan K. Robertson v. GMAC Mortgage LLC et al. which could have that effect. Below … Continue reading
IS THERE EVEN A “NOTE HOLDER” TO PAY?
Reaction to a post at Living Lies today in which Neil Garfield said: “If the owner can’t be known, are we really saying that the borrower still owes the money on the fictitious debt that was described in ether note … Continue reading
PROFILES IN RESISTANCE: SHELLEY ERICKSON, THE SOCIAL MEDIA SCOURGE OF THE BANKS
Shelley Erickson Story by: Clinton Kirby (October 30, 2013) It’s almost as if the banking industry has never heard the old saw that “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” The banks are finding this out the hard way, … Continue reading