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From: Private Attorney General <justice0927@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: New Foreclosure updates:
To: "Private Attorney General" <justice0927@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 4:14 AM
Letter to Committee on Judiciary in response to HP 128, LD 145An Act to Protect Homeowners Subject to Foreclosure by Requiring the Foreclosing Entity to Provide the Court with Original Documents
The New Foreclosure Fraud Cops on the Beat – The ACLU The PETITION targets Robo-Judges
IN RE SCHWARTZ: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
"I hereby vacate and open the judgment in favor of the defendants on Count I of the complaint only. Defendants must now be afforded the opportunity to present their case with respect to this count."
Foreclosure fraud: The homeowner nightmares continue
Reading between the lines of settlement proposals, the states attorneys general aren't speaking the same language as the big banks. And struggling homeowners are paying the price.
The big banks have routinely committed fraud in their foreclosure filings - and their records of how much people owe are too often wrong.
Pro Se NJ Homeowner Scores Win, Stalls Foreclosure Where State 'Fair Foreclosure Act' Notice Fails To I.D. Lender;
Naming Servicer Only Not Enough
Monday's ruling, follows a series of decisions finding would-be foreclosers that did not have possession of the original mortgage note lacked standing and could not go ahead with the process.
Jury Awards Homeowner $21 Million In Mortgage Lawsuit
JPMorgan's Dimon Says Bank Will Pay for Foreclosure Mistakes
"Some of the mistakes were egregious and they're embarrassing," Dimon said
Did Wall Street Violate The Racketeering Act?
Foreclosure crisis:
Fed-up judges crack down on disorder in the courts
Angry and exasperated by faulty foreclosure documents, judges throughout Florida are hitting back by increasingly dismissing cases and boldly accusing lawyers of "fraud upon the court.
In a growing number of cases judges are awarding homeowners their homes free and clear after finding fraud upon the court.
Alabama judge denies securitization trustee standing to foreclose
"The court is surprised to the point of astonishment that the defendant trust (LaSalle Bank National Association) did not comply with the terms of its own pooling and servicing agreement and further did not comply with New York law in attempting to obtain assignment of plaintiff Horace's note and mortgage."
Case documents may be found in our Legal Lounge under
EMC Mortgage
Florida Appellate Decision on Motion for Clarification in
Pino v. BONY
Oral Argument in Pino v. BONY
Bank of America Board Sued by Holders Over Mortgage Recording Paperwork
Why Your Bank May Be Wrong About What You Owe on Your Mortgage
Judge suspends 1,700 actions after law firm admits
affidavits were changed
From attorney Matt Weidner
THIS IS CRIMINAL BREAKING & ENTERING, THEFT and TRESPASSING, ETC.!!!
WHO IS PROSECUTING THIS?
WARNING!
STAY AWAY FROM MASS-JOINDER SCAMS
US Banks in 'Cash for Keys' Foreclosure Talks
The "cash for keys" program would involve the biggest servicers paying borrowers to leave their homes.
Schack Dismisses Deutsche Bank with prejudice
I discovered that there is no record of plaintiff DEUTSCHE BANK ever owning the subject mortgage and note. Therefore, with plaintiff DEUTSCHE BANK lacking standing, the instant action is dismissed with prejudice and the notice of pendency cancelled. Judge Arthur Schack
Fannie Report Warned of Foreclosure Problems in 2006
"Fannie Mae took the necessary steps to address the specific issues identified by the 2006 report and regularly evaluates and enhances oversight of its retained attorney network," said a Fannie Mae spokeswoman.
But then Fannie states...
Fannie officials also told investigators that the company had opted against performing regular reviews of its foreclosure attorneys because the company's lawyers felt the firm would be better insulated from responsibility for misconduct.
Number of Fla. lawyers under investigation for foreclosure-related wrongdoing grows
Florida Bar President Mayanne Downs predicts some Florida attorneys will pay the ultimate professional price for foreclosure-related wrongdoing - disbarment - as investigations mount statewide.
"It's the death penalty of the legal profession,"
The Enormous Clouded Title Problem
To put it plainly: Because of these bad titles, property owners can't prove they own the properties they think they bought, and banks can't prove they had the right to sell them.
AMERIFIRST EXECUTIVE SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN SECURITIES FRAUD SCHEME
 Hijacking Homes: The Bank's Bait & Switch
F.D.I.C. APPROVES 'TOO BIG TO FAIL' PLAN
LOOKS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Clear Title May Not Derive From A Fraud
Former President of TBW Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme
Bowman faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on the conspiracy charge and a maximum penalty of five years in prison on the false statements charge when he is sentenced in June.
Bank of America Document Leaks Allege Insurance Scams
"Horwitz has found one case where an $80,000 property was being insured for $10,000 a year, and also notes that at Assurant, 'the unit handling force-placed insurance has accounted for $811 million of its $879 million in profits during the last two years.'"
Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge to the United States Senior Judge
Norwood v. Chase Home Finance, Chase Bank
Excellent analysis details the requirements of a foreclosing party to prove standing to foreclose in Texas.
Interesting Correspondence between Lawyer and the FHA
about a Loan Application
Ex-Fannie Mae Chief May Face S.E.C. Charges
Attorneys General Draw a Bead on Banks' Force-Placed Insurance Practices
Last year, Assurant collected roughly $2.7 billion of premiums through its specialty insurance division, making force-placed insurance the company's most profitable segment.
Banks' Lawyers Accused of Forging 1,000+ Deeds
From HERSid and STOPForeclosureFraud... NYSC Orders All Witnesses To Be Present, All Documents Demonstrating Exactly When Bank Acquired Possession of the Note and Mortgage
Fraudsters, you now have another MAJOR problem.
Arizona SB1259 Passes The Senate
The bottom line is this: Either the original issue of that mortgage and its subsequent securitization went through all previously-required assignments and you can prove it or your ability to convey a title via Trustee Sale is gone.
New York's U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules MERS's Business Model Is ILLEGAL!
MERS and the banks screwed up big time, and there is no "do over" -- there is no valid lien on the property, so owners have got their homes free and clear.
Judge Axes Foreclosure, Bans Do-Over, Holds Lawyer in Contempt; Fannie Mae Pulls Files from Firm
 MERS Lacks Right to Transfer Mortgages, Judge Says
Public Demands State AG's Prosecute the Criminal Side of Foreclosure
Join thousands of people today by calling your state Attorney General to demand CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS and a strong settlement against the big banks.
California Woman May Receive Damages in Foreclosure Suit
A California woman whose home was foreclosed may be able to obtain financial damages as a result of wrongly being dealt with by U.S. Bank in the foreclosure of her home, a federal court ruled.
Florida Bar says foreclosure lawyers must report fraud to court
When fraud is suspected, an attorney's duty to the court supersedes the attorney's duty to the client, said Cynthia Booth, an ethics attorney with the Florida Bar.
Notaries invoke Fifth Amendment in foreclosure hearings
Notaries who knowingly certify false signatures face possible criminal sanctions for misconduct in office or fraud.
Money for Nothing and Houses for Free.
How would you feel if a burglar was caught inside your home stealing everything of value, and when the police went to make out the police report, you were told that you would have to write a check for $5000.00 to pay for the burglar's legal fees?
Please go and see INSIDE JOB: This Documentary Exposes How 'Banksters' Continue To Steal Our Money
Are the American People stupid enough to allow this to continue?
Some Florida "Clean Hands" Cases
A New Foreclosure Defense: Robo-Signed Notices of Default
E-mails Suggest Bear Stearns/EMC Cheated Clients Out of Billions
Requiem for MERS (and the Banks That Created the Frankenstein Monster)
Many or most foreclosures that are taking place are "illegal" because those doing the foreclosing do not have legal standing.
FDIC's Bair: Mortgage Industry Should Compensate Consumers
Sheila Bair, head of the FDIC, called for a "foreclosure claims commission" to handle complaints from homeowners who say they have lost their homes through errors made by their mortgage companies. The commission, she said, could distribute claims to affected borrowers–much like Gulf Coast oil spill fund–and would be paid for by the mortgage industry.
EMC Mortgage Sued Over Home Loan Documents
A New Act in Foreclosure Circus
What Is The Legal Status Of A Property Bought After An Unlawful Foreclosure?
Judge Schack Is Throwing Out Foreclosure Cases
Foreclosure: AG's office says process in "total disarray"
Call your state Attorney General
Demand criminal prosecution first - before any settlement.
Judges Berate Bank Lawyers in Foreclosures
State guilty of 'delusional behavior' in slow response to foreclosure chaos
Fed up with the foreclosure chaos, the New Jersey courts demanded that banks prove the integrity of their home repossession systems or face SHUTDOWN.
Massachusetts Courts to Banks on Foreclosures:
The Law Matters
*** IBANEZ DECISION ANALYZED ***
BANKS DUG THEIR OWN GRAVE ON QUIET TITLE ACTION
Whatever they say will be suspect from now on
HUGE NEWS for HOMEOWNERS!
Ohio Judge Faces ForeclosureJ.P.Morgan told the judge, in order to get a loan mod, he would have to fall behind on payments. Now JPM is trying to foreclose.
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