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HOW NEGOTIABILITY HAS FOULED UP THE 

     SECONDARY  MORTGAGE MARKET, AND WHAT TO DO 

      ABOUT IT

 

CHIEF JUDGE’S LETTER TO  ATTORNEYS 

       SUMMARIZING NEW FORECLOSURE  PROCEDURES  

       AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS   (12/1/08)

 

INROADS ON FORECLOSURE FRAUD BY MORTGAGE 

      SERVICERS (4/2010)

 

MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENTS AS EVIDENCE OF FRAUD 

      (2/2010)

 

Chief Judge of US Court, Los Angeles, Requested to 

     Restore Integrity of Banking Litigations (2010)

 

  Eleventh Circuit: Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Bars 

     Post-Foreclosure TILA Recission Claim (2010)

 

Foreclosures: a crisis in legal representation

 

Massachusetts Land Court 

     Reaffirms Controversial Ibanez Ruling 

     Invalidating Thousands Of Foreclosures

 

Expanding Access to Justice in NY State

 

Raising the Bar on Professional Conduct (2/09)

 

A Short History of the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown

 

Getting Through to Judges Unfamiliar   with Securitization  (9/30/09)

 

Why Should Servicers Get A Safe Harbor? How One 

      Investor’s Lawsuit Forced Bank of America to Seek Shelter in 

      Washington  (August 2009)

 

Procedures to Delay Real Property Foreclosures (1996)

 

Dollar Deception: How Banks Secretly Create Money

 

WHERE’S THE NOTE, WHO’S THE HOLDER: 

       ENFORCEMENT OF PROMISSORY

       NOTE SECURED BY REAL ESTATE (4/09)

 

  FORECLOSURE, SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LENDING, 

       AND MERS  (9/9/09)

 

UNDERSTANDING THE SECURITIZATION OF  

      SUBPRIME MORTGAGE CREDIT (12/07)

 

LAW AND ECONOMIC ISSUES IN SUBPRIME 

      LITIGATION  (Harvard)

 

Ex-Credit Suisse broker convicted of fraud and 

     conspiracy - faces up to 45 years in prison.

 

Corrupt Bank-Courts -
     Bankruptcy Bordello - Part 7

PREDATORY STRUCTURED FINANCE (9/06)

 

Foreclosure Practice in Massachusetts

     Traps for the Unwary Lender

 

What Prevents Loan Modifications? (Eggert - 2007)

 

Limiting Abuse and Opportunism by Mortgage 

     Servicers (Kurt Eggert - 2007)

 

Foreclosure Prevention and Intervention:

     The Importance of Loss Mitigation Strategies in   

     Keeping Families in Their Homes

 

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT TASK FORCE ON 

      RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CASES

 

Pennsylvania Judge Writes Epic Opinion on 

     Technology and Professional Responsibility

                                                                                           (4/09)

Texas Judicial System in State of Crisis    

                                                                    (2/11/09)

 

The Effect of Campaign Contributions on Judicial 

     Decisionmaking

 

"Honest Services" Fraud – Strong Medicine 

       for "Pay to Play"

 

"Fraud On The Court By An Officer Of The 

     Court"and "Disqualification Of Judges, 

     State and Federal"

 

  HARVARD_LAW and ECONOMIC ISSUES

 

  The Judiciary: The Greatest Consume

      Fraud in the World

 

"ON THE MAKE": CAMPAIGN FUNDING AND THE 

       CORRUPTING OF THE AMERICAN JUDICIARY 2001  

 

Back to the Future: Revisiting the 

    Basics of Securitization and Looking at 

    What Lies Ahead 8/08

 

Billable Hours Giving Ground at Law Firms 1/29/09

 

California Court of Appeal Holds LA County Payment 

      of "Local Judicial Benefits" to LA Superior Court 

     Judges Unconstitutional Rendering State Bar 

     Prosecution and State Bar Court Decision a Sham, 

     Without Merit, Frivolous and Baseless 10/08

 

  Attorney’s Certificate of Compliance With 

     Twelfth Circuit Homestead Foreclosure 

     Conciliation Program

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 

     ESTABLISHING CIRCUIT-WIDE 

     HOMESTEAD FORECLOSURE 

     CONCILIATION PROGRAM  (10/8/08)

 

Appointment of Counsel in Indigent 

                 Foreclosure Cases 

      Link to case documents

 

More On Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice 

     Arthur Schack 

 

Judge Says Legal System Corrupt

 

Real Estate Law: Electronic Registration—Court 

     Says MERS Mortgages Must Be Recorded

 

The Real Party in Interest and Motions for 

     Relief From the Automatic Stay

 

  VIDEO: TEXAS SUPREME

      COURT UNDER A CLOUD

 

Judges Self-exempt from 

    Accountability for Their 

    Coordinated Wrongdoing

 

Foreclosure Offense and Defense

 

 

Favorable Ruling For Debtors In Jones v. Wells 

     Fargo Bank Upheld

 

 

Sanctioning Firms for Lawyers' Frivolous Filings

 

Held Up In Due Course: Codification and the Victory 

     of Form over Intent in Negotiable Instrument Law

 

Judges, attorneys work to stanch foreclosures  

                                                                                             7/08  

 

Michigan Supreme Court Overturns 

     Foreclosure, Rules Owner Not Given Proper 

     Notice 7/08

 

 

And the Truth (in lending) Shall Set You 

     Free

 

 

Misbehavior and Mistake in

     Bankruptcy  Mortgage Claims  

                                     Katherine Porter

 

4 Secrets of the Legal Industry

 

THE LEGAL POWER OF THE 'LAW OF 

     THE LAND,' THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

 

Rules Adopted to Handle 

     Complaints Against Federal 

     Judges 3/11/08

 

THE UNITED STATES' BIGGEST 

    REAL ESTATE SCANDAL 

    FACILITATED BY BEACON  

    RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, THE 

    INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, 

    AND VARIOUS CORRUPT 

    FEDERAL JUDGES - 2008

 

  Florida Ameriquest Lawsuit Alleging Title 

      Insurance Homeowner Ripoff Now 

     Certified As Class Action; Damages Could 

     Exceed $13M

 

New Rules to Combat Judicial 

     Misconduct 3/11/08

 

  Debt Firms Slammed by 

     Consumer Lawsuits

 

Judge gets debt reprieve from F/C

 

Foreclosure on Louisiana Judge 

     Reginald Badeaux’s home

 

  Federal Judges' Pay Raise; New 

     Orleans Federal Judiciary Call To 

     Impeach

 

  New Orleans Federal Judiciary 

     Call To Impeach and other 

     Corruption.

 

Understanding the Subprime 

      Mortgage Crisis

 

Would the Close-Connectedness 

     Doctrine Help Defrauded 

     Subprime Borrowers?

 

Misbehavior and Mistake in 

     Bankruptcy Mortgage Claims

 

The true sale question

 

Tennessee Court Rules That     

     Mortgagee Cannot Recover 

     Proceeds Of A Hazard Insurance 

     Policy Because It Failed To Notify The 

     Insurer It Had Initiated Foreclosure

 

Appeals Court Protects Right to    

     Gripe Online

 

 

Avoiding Exposure to Regulatory 

    and Civil Actions for PREDATORY  

    LENDING (2003 Conference)

 

The Case Of The People 

     Versus Summary Judgment

 

    Why Summary Judgment is 

         Unconstitutional

 

Internet Terrorism   

     Target: Mortgage  Servicing

 

Evidence of J. Michael Mukasey’s 

     incapacity to stand up to 

     wrongdoing friends in the 

     judiciary.

 

L.A.-Style Fund-Raising 

    Revitalizes Legal Services

 

MD Court of Special Appeals  

     revives borrower's breach of 

     contract action over HUD

 

Collusion Between Lawyers and   

     Judges Rampant In U.S. Court  

     System

 

Texas' chief justice calls for 

     overhaul of state courts

 

 

The Detection, Investigation, and 

     Deterrence of Mortgage Loan Fraud 

     Involving Third Parties: A White Paper

 

 

  Florida Decision Deems Answering

      Machines Messages as “Communications”

 

Oath Coordinator Resigns:   

     Corruption In Courts Is Too Entrenched.

 

 

Buying Texas Judges

 

 

Texas judge, Gonzales

 

 

The Myth of the Rule of Law:

 

 

Laundering Queries Focus on

     Delaware

 

 

Lawyer's Responsibility

       With Relation To Client Perjury  

 

Legal Fees  by H. Gosh

 

 

Candidate after BofA for foreclosure

 

 

Class Action article by Mark Flynn

 

 

The Mortgage Scam

 

 

Lender Liability Update

 

 

FW opposes BofA / FleetBoston

 

 

Freedom of Information guide

 

 

Creditor fails to meet burden

 

 

High Ct. sorts out Emotional Distress

 

 

Forged Promissory Notes

 

 

  Court ruling may expand 

      consumer's credit protection.

 

 

Borrower's Bill of Rights

 

 

Trends in Mortgage Litigation

 

 

Class Actions Rescind Mortgage

 

 

Class Action Against ABFS

 

 

Plaintiff Recovers $3.253 Million  

     for False Credit Reporting.

Homeowners receive 6 million from 

     harassment by EMC Mortgage.


Lying to your company's lawyer is   

     now a crime.

 

Agencies Issue Joint Guidance

     on Unfair or Deceptive Practices

 

 

Former General Counsel Barred  

     from Debt Collection