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2.0KA Decade Later, An IndyMac Clone is Funded in Austin – 360 Mortgage Group – As Round II of Foreclosures Are Targeted
This lender plans to underwrite $1B in mortgages with no income, no asset verification. Resi investors can borrow from an Austin-based lender...
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2.6KMisconduct Complaint Alleges 5th Circuit Senior Judge Edith Brown Clement Issued Partisan Attacks on Colleagues
Harrington stated in his misconduct complaint that it doesn’t concern the merits of the dissent, but rather the partisan tone and insults...
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3.2K1Law Funder LLC Case at the Fifth Circuit in a Veil of Secrecy as it Involves a Lawmaker, a Judge and Illegal Acts
ORAL ARGUMENT HEARD before Judges King, Smith, Willett. Arguing Person Information Updated for: John F. Carroll arguing for Appellants Sergio Munoz, Et...
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2.2KEditors Choice: U.S. Supreme Court Rule Debt Collecting Foreclosure Attorneys are Not Debt Collectors under the FDCPA
Congress may think these state protections adequate, or it may choose to expand the reach of the FDCPA. Regardless, for the reasons...
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2.4KDeutsche Bank and the Two Billion Reasons the Donald Trump Cabinet is Filled with Bankers, Lawyers and Foreclosure Kings
Ms. Vrablic, an intensely private person who rarely discussed personal matters with her colleagues, steered more than $300 million in loans to...
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2.4KThe Truth About Political Intervention for Citizens and Consumers: There is None: You’re on Your Own
During the run-up of the housing bubble, banks acquired thousands of subprime mortgages and turned them into securities. They created trusts as...
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4.2KIf you’re looking for a List of Licensed Mortgage Servicers, Illinois is Great, Texas – Not so Much
The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending is an agency of the State of Texas and is subject to the oversight and...
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1.5KPer Curiam Opinions at the Fifth Circuit in Foreclosure Cases is on the rise in 2019
For the reasons stated above, the district court’s grant of summary judgment is AFFIRMED.
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2.2KOcwen CEO Ron Faris steps down, with former PHH CEO Glen Messina appointment confirmed
In a damage-limitations move, the government approved 'subprime sub-servicer' Ocwen has ditched Faris as CEO to limit the damages in any further...
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2.4KIt’s Crear the Fifth Circuit will not Liberally Construe any Pro Se Arguments in Foreclosure Cases
Homeowner Crear sued his lender and its loan servicer to prevent them from foreclosing on his property. Motion denied in favor of...
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1.3KNo Reyes of Hope as Fifth Circuit Manipulates Numbers to Ignore It’s Own Precedent FDCPA Case Law
Before recording a privilege, (aka, start foreclosure proceedings) Steeg Law’s practice is to transmit lien letters to unit owners. These letters relate...
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1.6K6The Toxic Billion Dollar Goldman Sachs Bond Deal that the SEC Ignored as Government is Full of Ex Sachs Executives
MARY SCHAPIRO, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, SAYS ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR ROBERT KHUZAMI KILLED THE GOLDMAN MORTGAGE CASE BEFORE IT...
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2.5K1Editors Choice: Mick Mulvaney, Chief of “Shaft” and Private REI, Forecloses on Own Development to Avoid $1.4 Million Debt
Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, is facing accusations over his role in a failed real estate deal near...
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1.8KFDIC as Receiver after the 2008 Financial Crisis – The Quietly Settled Deutsche Bank Legal Court Cases
Since the mortgage meltdown, the FDIC has opted to settle cases while helping banks avoid bad press, rather than trumpeting punitive actions...
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3.5KTexas “Consumer” Attorney Behind “Squatter Rights” Lawsuits to Stop Foreclosure
Senior U.S. District Judge Harry Lee Hudspeth found two of DTND’s lawsuits to be frivolous and filed in bad faith for the...
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2.1K1Editors Choice: Steve Mnuchin Flaunts Relationship with Ex Con Milken; a “Junk Bond” Fraudster
The appearance of a Treasury secretary sitting on a private plane belonging to someone who is convicted of a felony securities fraud,...
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1.1KCFPB Constitutionality is an Ongoing Debate that Should Be Decided by US Supreme Court
The pendency of three cases in circuit courts challenging the CFPB’s constitutionality has given rise to speculation as to whether the CFPB...
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1.3KDeutsche Bank Forcible Detainer Action Affirmed at Fifth Circuit in Dallas, Texas
We must reject Smith’s arguments that are based upon her allegation that she did not receive notice of the foreclosure sale. She...
