Ortiz v. Accredited Home Lenders

Posted on December 5, 2009. Filed under: Case Law, Foreclosure Defense, Loan Modification, Truth in Lending Act | Tags: , , , , , , , |

ERNESTO ORTIZ; ARACELI ORTIZ, Plaintiffs, v. ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC.; LINCE HOME LOANS; CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE FOR JP MORGAN ACQUISITION TRUST-2006 ACC; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.

CASE NO. 09 CV 0461 JM (CAB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ORDER GRANTING MOTION [...]

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Indymac Bank F.S.B. v. Yano-Horoski

Posted on November 21, 2009. Filed under: Case Law, Foreclosure Defense, Mortgage Law | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Mortgage and Note voided, cancelled and nullified by the court because lender had acted in bad faith, refusing to negotiate a reasonable loan modification.
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Indymac Bank F.S.B. v Yano-Horoski
2009 NY Slip Op 52333(U)
Decided on November 19, 2009
Supreme Court, Suffolk County
Spinner, J.
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is [...]

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Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead foreclosing

Posted on November 5, 2009. Filed under: Foreclosure Defense, Housing, Mortgage Law | Tags: , , , , , , |

Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead foreclosing
By ALAN ZIBEL (AP) – 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday.
The government-controlled company, through its new “Deed for Lease” program, will allow borrowers to transfer [...]

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IN RE DARRELL ROYCE SHERIDAN, SHERRY ANN SHERIDAN, Chapter 7 Debtors.

Posted on October 25, 2009. Filed under: Case Law, Foreclosure Defense, Mortgage Law, bankruptcy | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sheridan_decision
In this Chapter 7 case, the trustee, Ford Elsaesser (“Trustee”), objects to amotion under § 362(d) for relief from the § 362(a) automatic stay.1 Motions under § 362(d) are common in bankruptcy cases.2 Most stay relief requests proceed promptly to entry of an order, after proper notice, without any objection.
However, changes in mortgage practices over [...]

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Deutsche Bank v. Debra Abbate Etal.

Posted on October 23, 2009. Filed under: Case Law, Foreclosure Defense, Mortgage Audit, Mortgage Law | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-OPT2, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-OPT2, Plaintiff
against
Debra Abbate, CARMELA ABBATE, KIM FIORENTINO, BOCCE COURT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, and “JOHN DOE No. 1″ [...]

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Foreclosures Are More Profitable Than Loan Modifications, According To New Report

Posted on October 23, 2009. Filed under: Foreclosure Defense, Housing, Mortgage Law | Tags: , , , , , , |

Mortgage companies are more likely to foreclose on homeowners than modify their loans because they make more money off foreclosures, argues a new report by a consumer advocacy group.
While homeowners, lenders and investors typically lose money on a foreclosure, mortgage servicers do not, says report author Diane E. Thompson, of counsel at the National Consumer [...]

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The next financial tsunami unleashed by toxic mortgages

Posted on October 23, 2009. Filed under: Banking, Foreclosure Defense, Fraud, Housing, Mortgage Audit, Mortgage Fraud, Mortgage Law, Predatory Lending | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

By PAM MARTENS
The financial tsunami unleashed by Wall Street’s esurient alchemy of spinning toxic home mortgages into triple-A bonds, a process known as securitization, has set off its second round of financial tremors.
After leaving mortgage investors, bank shareholders, and pension fiduciaries awash in losses and a large chunk of Wall Street feeding at the [...]

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New law denies homeowners access to legal representation

Posted on October 23, 2009. Filed under: Banking, Case Law, Foreclosure Defense, Housing, Legislation, Loan Modification, Mortgage Law, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

California has a new law on the books that bans collection of advance fees from firms that provide loan modification services to people struggling to avoid foreclosure.
Other real estate related bills signed into law this month by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger aim to crack down on abusive lending practices by mortgage brokers; provide more safeguards for [...]

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Memoranda in Support of Motions to Dismiss Foreclosure

Posted on October 21, 2009. Filed under: Case Law, Foreclosure Defense | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

2.3     Memoranda in Support of Motions to Dismiss Foreclosure
2.3.1  Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss, Case #4
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CASE NO.:
DIVISION:
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
[DEFENDANT], DECEASED, ET AL
Defendants.

SEPARATE DEFENDANT, [SEPARATE DEFENDANT]’S MOTION TO CANCEL SUMMARY JUDGMENT HEARING, DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR [...]

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Lawyers Tempted By Foreclosure Crisis

Posted on October 14, 2009. Filed under: Foreclosure Defense, Fraud, Loan Modification, Mortgage Law | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The foreclosure crisis has resulted in a lot of work for lawyers hired to try to help struggling owners hang onto their homes.
But it has also resulted in a record number of complaints concerning claimed unscrupulous practices, some of which have already led to disciplinary action, according to a Daily Business Review article reprinted in [...]

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