Second Investor Pleads Guilty in Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case
Second Investor Pleads Guilty in Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case Real estate investor Christopher Graeve pleaded guilty this week to rigging online foreclosure auctions for homes with a total value of $8 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Graeve is the second real estate investor to plead guilty in this investigation. Stuart Hankin in June admitted to violating … Read more
Unclean Hands: Chase Foreclosure Robo-Witness Darlene Marcotte Destroyed at Trial
“One who comes into equity must come with clean hands else all relief will be denied him regardless of merit of his claim, and it is not essential that act be a crime; it is enough that it be condemned by honest and reasonable men.” ~ Roberts v. Roberts, 84 So.2d 717 (Fla. 1956) ~ … Read more
Ocwen Dead Last in JDPower’s Survey of Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction
Ocwen Dead Last in JDPower’s Survey of Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Troubled mortgage company Ocwen Financial fell into last place on JDPower’s 2018 survey of borrower satisfaction with mortgage servicers. Ocwen’s score of 667 on a 1,000-point scale was the worst showing among companies that collect loan payments, JDPower said Thursday. Quicken Loans had the highest … Read more
Lessons for Next US Financial Crisis From Bernanke, Geithner & Paulson
Lessons for Next US Financial Crisis From 3 Key Ex-Officials WASHINGTON — Three officials who played vital roles in combating the 2008 financial crisis say they worry that the painful lessons from the banking system’s near-collapse a decade ago may be forgotten. “It is important that people focus on the lessons,” said former Treasury Secretary … Read more
Who Holds the Title? An Interview with David Dayen 2018
Who Holds the Title? An Interview with David Dayen By: Austin C. Yenne During the 2007 – 2008 financial crisis, Florida was one of the top states hit with foreclosures. Unfortunately, what wasn’t given enough attention were the many residents that were being foreclosed on illegally. David Dayen came across three ordinary citizens in Lake … Read more
New Sister Site: Leasing Lifestyle – American Dream to American Nightmare
New Sister Site: Leasing Lifestyle – American Dream to American Nightmare – LeasingLifestyle.org – American Dream to American Nightmare We are happy to announce the launch of our new website, Leasing Lifestyle, American Dream to American Nightmare, a sister site of 4closureFraud.org. Leasing Lifestyle will be focusing on various issues relating to the Single Family … Read more
Whistle-blowing Guide: Blowing the Whistle is Tough
A guide detailing how to blow the whistle on a company or organization. Part 1 looks at how and why you should become a whistleblower, and what steps you should take first. ** This is part one of ExpressVPN’s whistleblowing guide. ** Part 2: Whistleblowing guide: How to stay anonymous when blowing the whistle Part … Read more
THIRD FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN v KOULOUVARIS: Non-Negotiable HELOC is Not a Self-Authenticating Instrument
“Third Federal advances a variety of alleged trial court errors. We are not persuaded and, accordingly, affirm” ~ THIRD FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN v KOULOUVARIS: Nonnegotiable HELOC is Not a Self-Authenticating Instrument Third Federal Savings & Loan Association of Cleveland appeals the trial court’s order involuntarily dismissing its foreclosure case. We have jurisdiction. See Fla. … Read more
