Buying a Cow and Selling Hamburgers- A Closer Look at Mortgage Securitization
Our legal system is extremely difficult to understand and maneuver by a non attorney, partly because there is no single source or authority for answering complicated legal questions. For example how do you know if your mortgage was eviscerated through the securitization process? Did securitization of the note and mortgage constitute conversion of the asset [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )In re GIFTY SAMUELS, Debtor
In re GIFTY SAMUELS, Debtor Chapter 11, Case No. 06-11656-FJB UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, EASTERN DIVISION 415 B.R. 8; 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 1954 July 6, 2009, Decided CASE SUMMARY: PROCEDURAL POSTURE: In contested Chapter 11 proceedings, movant creditor, as trustee–under a pooling and servicing agreement–of a mortgage investment trust, sought [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Ortiz v. Accredited Home Lenders
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Indymac Bank F.S.B. v. Yano-Horoski
Mortgage and Note voided, cancelled and nullified by the court because lender had acted in bad faith, refusing to negotiate a reasonable loan modification. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead foreclosing
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )IN RE DARRELL ROYCE SHERIDAN, SHERRY ANN SHERIDAN, Chapter 7 Debtors.
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Deutsche Bank v. Debra Abbate Etal.
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Foreclosures Are More Profitable Than Loan Modifications, According To New Report
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The next financial tsunami unleashed by toxic mortgages
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New law denies homeowners access to legal representation
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 [...]
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