Articles Related To Mortgage Servicing Fraud

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09/28/17	Ocwen begins settling with states to remove mortgage servicing restrictions	Housing Wire	Ocwen begins settling with states to remove mortgage servicing restrictions Back in April, more than 20 states clamped business restrictions on Ocwen Financial for alleged rampant errors with homeowners’ escrow accounts and other mortgage servicing issues.
09/28/17	Jury Verdict Expands to $298 Million in False Claims Act/FIRREA Case as Court Assesses Treble Damages and Penalties	Stopforeclosurefraud.com	Jury Verdict Expands to $298 Million in False Claims Act/FIRREA Case as Court Assesses Treble Damages and Penalties A federal court in Texas recently entered a massive judgment against a mortgage originator for financial crisis conduct, transforming an already severe $93 million jury verdict into a $298 million punishment, and
09/27/17	Boston Community Capital Foreclosure Relief Initiative Awarded $100 Million in Federally Guaranteed Bond Funding	Boston Community Capital	Boston Community Capital Foreclosure Relief Initiative Awarded $100 Million in Federally Guaranteed Bond Funding BOSTON, MA—The Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, (CRF) has issued $100 million in federally guaranteed bond funding to Aura Mortgage Advisors, an affiliate of nonprofit Boston Community Capital (BCC)
09/27/17	How the Bankruptcy System Is Failing Black Americans	Propublica.org	How the Bankruptcy System Is Failing Black Americans Black people struggling with debts are far less likely than their white peers to gain lasting relief from bankruptcy, according to a ProPublica analysis. Primarily to blame
09/26/17	‘Hero’ Judge Urged by Homeowners to Nix $45 Million BofA Penalty	Bloomberg	‘Hero’ Judge Urged by Homeowners to Nix $45 Million BofA Penalty A California couple who were dragged through a Bank of America Corp. foreclosure called “brazen” and “heartless” by a bankruptcy judge have joined the lender’s request to be spared from a $45 million punishment.
09/26/17	IS TRUMP’S “FORECLOSURE KING” IN OVER HIS HEAD?	Vanity Fair	IS TRUMP’S “FORECLOSURE KING” IN OVER HIS HEAD? When Donald Trump was running for president, he vowed to pass a tax-reform bill the likes of which the country hadn’t seen for more than 30 years, which got a lot of people who
09/26/17	How You Can Easily Research State Records For Evidence Of Unremediated LPS Robo-Signing Fraud	Living Lies	How You Can Easily Research State Records For Evidence Of Unremediated LPS Robo-Signing Fraud Many of the banks conducting foreclosures 2008-2013 relied on a few large foreclosure mills to litigate cases for them, and still do. For large banks, it made sense–consolidate your cases
09/25/17	SENATE REPUBLICANS PLAN TO SNEAKILY GUT MAJOR CONSUMER PROTECTION RULE	The Intercept	SENATE REPUBLICANS PLAN TO SNEAKILY GUT MAJOR CONSUMER PROTECTION RULE In the middle of a consequential week for the future of American health care, Senate Republicans are hoping to sneak through a controversial nullification of a key rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
09/24/17	Massachusetts First to Sue Equifax Over Massive Hack	New Economic Perspectives	Massachusetts First to Sue Equifax Over Massive Hack NEP’s Bill Black was on The Real News Network and discussing that several government agencies and at least 34 state attorneys general have opened investigations into the Equifax data-breach scandal–which is ‘the gift that keeps on giving.’ You can view with transcript here.
09/22/17	“Harmless” Motion to Return Original Documents in Court File might Yield Explosive Effects	Living Lies	“Harmless” Motion to Return Original Documents in Court File might Yield Explosive Effects The bottom line is that lawyers for the banks and servicers are using a device that looks harmless but creates a strong presumption that the original note exists, that the clerk of the court received it, and that it was apparently sent to the offices of the attorneys that represent the banks or servicers in foreclosure litigation. All this despite the fact that no original note was ever produced, shown, filed or admittted into evidence.
09/21/17	The Foreclosure Crisis and Its Impact on Today’s Housing Market	Stopforeclosurefraud.com	The Foreclosure Crisis and Its Impact on Today’s Housing Market KCET- In recent years, the American public has been treated to a number of films about the 2008 housing crisis: the insightful documentary “The Queen of Versailles”, the dark, simmering “99 Homes”, and the Oscar nominated “The Big Short” to name a few.
09/20/17	Two Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty To Bid Rigging In Northern California	US Dept. of Justice	Two Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty To Bid Rigging In Northern California Two real estate investors pleaded guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.
09/20/17	Nardolillo V. Chase – Northern District of California: Motion to Dismiss Denied	Living Lies	Nardolillo V. Chase – Northern District of California: Motion to Dismiss Denied See Nordolillo v. JPMorgan Chase Nardolillo v. Chase Analysis by Neil Garfield: Although Nardolillo’s case has merit, unfortunately he may lose because he already alleged that the loan was sold to a specific securitized trust. We already know the loans weren’t transferred to the trusts, so Nardolillo has already compromised his own case by making erroneous presumptions.
09/19/17	CFPB Takes Action Against Top Notch Funding for Lying in Loan Offers to NFL Players, Deepwater Horizon Victims, and 9/11 First Responders	CFPB	CFPB Takes Action Against Top Notch Funding for Lying in Loan Offers to NFL Players, Deepwater Horizon Victims, and 9/11 First Responders WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action today against Top Notch Funding and two individuals associated with the company for lying in loan offerings to consumers who were
09/19/17	AI Will Usher In Big Changes For Little Lawyers, Says BCG	Which-50.com	AI Will Usher In Big Changes For Little Lawyers, Says BCG The number of junior lawyers, and the kinds of tasks they perform, will look vastly different as artifical intelligence makes its away into the data-rich legal industry. That’s a key finding a report released last week
09/19/17	Allied Home Mortgage ordered to pay $296 million for widespread FHA fraud	Housing Wire	Allied Home Mortgage ordered to pay $296 million for widespread FHA fraud Nearly six years ago, the government sued Allied Home Mortgage, its various entities, and its president and CEO, Jim Hodge, for $834 million, claiming the company engaged
09/19/17	Jurisdiction and REMIC Trusts	Living Lies	Jurisdiction and REMIC Trusts The upshot is that REMIC Trusts are fictitious names for the underwriters of bogus mortgage bonds issued in the name of a nonexistent REMIC Trust. It is the product of a disguised boiler room operation.
09/18/17	What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander	Living Lies	What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander In the current judicial bubble, banks and servicers are almost always treated with far more leniency and and given far more leverage than borrowers — through the use of legal presumptions. This case is the exception
09/15/17	THE TRANSFERRING OF SERVICING RIGHTS TO AVOID REVIEWING COMPLETE MODIFICATION APPLICATION	Living Lies	THE TRANSFERRING OF SERVICING RIGHTS TO AVOID REVIEWING COMPLETE MODIFICATION APPLICATION After years of litigating against alleged lenders, investors, servicers, and foreclosure trustee’s we are starting to see a clear trend of the servicing rights being transferred upon receiving a complete loan modification application.
09/15/17	7th Circuit's chief judge disagrees with newly retired Posner on pro se criticisms	Abajournal.com	7th Circuit's chief judge disagrees with newly retired Posner on pro se criticisms Chief Judge Diane Wood of the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is voicing her disagreement with newly retired Judge Richard Posner.
09/14/17	Homeowners affected by Irma can receive mortgage assistance	Local10.com	Homeowners affected by Irma can receive mortgage assistance MIAMI - South Florida residents whose homes or businesses were damaged by Hurricane Irma are eligible to receive mortgage assistance and delay payments for up to 12 months.
09/14/17	Attorney Nick Wooten is Suing Banks in Illinois for Breaking Into Homes	Stopforeclosurefraud.com	Attorney Nick Wooten is Suing Banks in Illinois for Breaking Into Homes Foreclosure defense attorney Nick Wooten has been making headlines as a consumer attorney since the earliest days of the foreclosure crisis.
09/14/17	Consent Judgments Undermine Foundation for Legal Presumptions Used by Banks and Servicers	Living Lies	Consent Judgments Undermine Foundation for Legal Presumptions Used by Banks and Servicers When multiple banks and “servicers” entered into consent judgments to remediate foreclosures based upon false documents, they created an opportunity for foreclosure defense lawyers to show that there is an inherent lack of credibility of both
09/13/17	Stunning Admission of Signature Forgery In a Bank Foreclosure Case…Read the Testimony!	Matt Weidner Law	Stunning Admission of Signature Forgery In a Bank Foreclosure Case…Read the Testimony! We all know that there have been widespread and well documented examples of document fraud and forgery in foreclosure cases. What I find most infuriating…is that…even after all these years, we see very little consequence for the banks and their lawyers that have engaged in these practices.
09/12/17	Rooker-Feldman, Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel	Living Lies	Rooker-Feldman, Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel It’s obvious that Rooker Feldman and related doctrines are being misused again because of an underlying presumption that the homeowner is guilty of not paying a bona fide creditor according to the terms of a promissory note.
09/12/17	A TOP BANK REGULATOR IS IN HIS JOB ILLEGALLY, WATCHDOG ARGUES	The Intercept	A TOP BANK REGULATOR IS IN HIS JOB ILLEGALLY, WATCHDOG ARGUES MOST PEOPLE REMEMBER the last day of a temp job. Maybe colleagues take you out to lunch; maybe you send that goodbye email promising to keep in touch.
09/12/17	Loan Fund Borrower Vicente's Tropical Supermarket and Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Team Up To Build A Healthier Brockton	Boston Community Capital	Loan Fund Borrower Vicente's Tropical Supermarket and Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Team Up To Build A Healthier Brockton Boston Community Loan Fund borrower Vicente's Tropical Supermarket and Brockton Neighborhood Health Center have teamed up to bring fresh foods and healthy living resources to their neighborhood.
09/12/17	Ocwen is a Bad Player	Living Lies	Ocwen is a Bad Player The application of legal presumptions and presumed exceptions to the hearsay rule has been leading courts across the country to conclude and assume facts that are opposite to the truth of the matter asserted by parties seeking to foreclose on loans.
09/11/17	Posner: Most judges regard pro se litigants as 'kind of trash not worth the time'	Abajournal.com	Posner: Most judges regard pro se litigants as 'kind of trash not worth the time' Judge Richard Posner cites boredom with judging as well as rebuffed efforts to aid pro se litigants in a new interview explaining his decision to suddenly retire from the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
09/10/17	JPMorgan’s big secret is that their mortgage securitization operation was the same as everyone else’s	Justice League	JPMorgan’s big secret is that their mortgage securitization operation was the same as everyone else’s Four years ago, JPMorgan Chase reached a then-record settlement with the Department of Justice after, among other things, the bank received a copy of a U.S. attorney’s draft complaint documenting its alleged role in underwriting fraudulent securities in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.
09/10/17	Bill Black: Equifax Data Breach is a 10 out of 10 Scandal	Nakedcapitalism.com	Bill Black: Equifax Data Breach is a 10 out of 10 Scandal In this Real News Network interview, financial regulation expert Bill Black discusses the hacking of consumer credit reporting giant Equifax, and the company’s ‘cynical’ handling of that data breach– a far-reaching disaster that borders on criminal.
09/10/17	For Struggling Consumers, a Cheaper Way to File for Bankruptcy	Wall Street Journal	For Struggling Consumers, a Cheaper Way to File for Bankruptcy A nonprofit has developed an online program designed to help people prepare a chapter 7 filing without a lawyer
09/09/17	Identity theft protection following the Equifax data breach	CFPB	Identity theft protection following the Equifax data breach Millions of Americans have been impacted by the recent Equifax data breach. Whether or not your personal information has been stolen, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your credit.
09/08/17	The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do	FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION	The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do If you have a credit report, there’s a good chance that you’re one of the 143 million American consumers whose sensitive personal information was exposed in a data breach at Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies.
09/08/17	Ocwen Financial Gets No Respect...	Huffpost.com	Ocwen Financial Gets No Respect... Yes, they are truly the Rodney Dangerfield of mortgage servicers (not). During the past several months, Ocwen has played broadside of a barn for Federal and State regulators
09/07/17	Wells Fargo Buys Servicing Rights as Seneca's Mortgage Bet Ends	Bloomberg.com	Wells Fargo Buys Servicing Rights as Seneca's Mortgage Bet Ends Wells Fargo & Co., the largest U.S. home lender, bought about $51 billion in servicing rights from an investment firm connected to Blackstone Group LP’s credit arm in a deal that depletes the investor’s mortgage portfolio.
09/07/17	Equifax reports massive data breach that could impact 143 million consumers	Housing Wire	Equifax reports massive data breach that could impact 143 million consumers Equifax, one of the nation’s three largest credit reporting agencies, revealed Thursday that it was the victim of a “cybersecurity incident” that potentially impacts as many as 143 million U.S. consumers.
09/07/17	Attack the Legal Presumptions	Living Lies	Attack the Legal Presumptions Legal presumptions lie at the very heart of the millions of wrongful foreclosures that have been approved by the courts and that will be approved in the future unless lawyers are able to successfully challenge the basic premises of the foreclosing party, to wit:
09/07/17	East Bay investor heads to prison for rigging foreclosure auctions during recession	East Bay Times	East Bay investor heads to prison for rigging foreclosure auctions during recession WALNUT CREEK — A local real estate investor is going to prison for his role in a bid-rigging scheme that defrauded homeowners whose properties were foreclosed on during the height of the recession.
09/06/17	Audit Says Rhode Island Misspent Foreclosure Relief Money	US News and World Report	Audit Says Rhode Island Misspent Foreclosure Relief Money A federal audit says Rhode Island charged $1.2 million in unnecessary expenses to a program established in 2010 to prevent foreclosures in the states hardest hit by the economic crisis.
09/05/17	WELLS FARGO, WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?	Occupy.com	WELLS FARGO, WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? Reemember the things we learned from old movies as kids? Some of the ones I still think of, for some reason, are:
09/05/17	Wells Fargo Strikes Again	Living Lies	Wells Fargo Strikes Again If you want to know why people in all political spectrums are angry enough to blow up stuff consider this: If any of us walked into Wells Fargo Bank and
09/02/17	Student loans missing chain of title paperwork being wiped out by courts	Mandelman Matters	Student loans missing chain of title paperwork being wiped out by courts The New York Times, and specifically reporters Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Stacy Cowley, recently writing about defaulting student loans reported the following…
09/02/17	Nine years on, another Lehman Brothers bankruptcy	Justice League	Nine years on, another Lehman Brothers bankruptcy The two affiliates, Lehman Brothers U.K. Holdings (Delaware) Inc and Lehman Pass-Through Securities Inc, were put into bankruptcy as part of a deal that will generate $485 million cash for the Lehman estate, according to court documents.
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