Signing scandal hitting home
Dubious names affect verification of deeds
FORT WAYNE – Allen County Recorder John McGauley knew property documents with suspect signatures were prevalent. After all, there were so many that a year ago the nation’s largest banks had to halt foreclosures to deal with the sea of paperwork that could not be trusted.
The problem was so big it spawned a new word to describe it: “robo-signing,” meaning offices filled with low-paid workers signing documents they had never read, documents they were not qualified to sign and often signing someone else’s name.
Still, McGauley was surprised to hear that robo-signing was not limited to foreclosure documents but was being found on thousands of homeownership documents having nothing to do with seized homes.
He was even more surprised when a quick check of Allen County records revealed more than 8,000 suspect documents have been filed here since 2006 – records McGauley’s office is charged with preserving as the final word in property ownership.
“It was just like reaching into a hat where your number was on more slips of paper than it wasn’t on,” McGauley said. “Everything you pulled out was another one.”
But the real surprise was when McGauley looked through the documents for his own home. The mortgage release on the house he and his wife sold in 2005 bears the signature of Linda Green – the most notorious robo-signer in the nation.
“This is the kind of thing that can really upset people because the biggest investment most people will ever make is their home,” McGauley said. “It’s frustrating me.”
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What is needed is whistleblowers and class action lawsuit(s). Although some suits may not realize much in recovery for individual plaintiffs, the larger picture is to expose the industry for their fraud. I can’t imagine why there isn’t more litigation efforts as it seems there would be return for the legal teams. Perhaps it is the research and lack of knowledge, maybe? The reason this has gone unpunished on the criminal aspect is that despite civil and criminal wrongs, many in the industry and Washington consider this a non-issue or victimless issue. They believe those defaulting are technically ‘wrong’ or basically deadbeats for not paying their mortgages despite the predatory nature of some of the loans, illegal documentation or refusal to modify terms. I fear this has already been swept under the rug by Washington and the AGs (states) as the financial industry has couched the forgery and their illegal activity as a “Victimless” crime to justify their “criminal actions.”
Fraudelity National Financial , Lender perjuring services , Mortgage Evasion Records ..
F U K EM
@ANGRY AND NOT TAKING IT
yOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
Fraudelity National Title is at the heart of every illegal foreclosure
at the courts in all fifty one states.
Fidelity’s subsidaries LPS Docx produced all the fake documents and the false affidavits.
Fidelity’s attorneys run their business by lying and bribing the Judge to steal property and then take their illegal title and infilterate our Land Records with their fraudulent papers
William P Foley CEO of Fraudelity mastermind of this massive heist should be strung up by his grapes.
The fact that Fannie admitted to multiple pledging of notes and the fact that they are still doing it to this day and that MERS is a fraud should have halted fraudclosures a long time ago….MERS clearly stated at their website that Fannie Mae is an INVESTOR and the date of the note and what servicer placed the NOTE IN MERS……NOTE DATE….such and such date….that is a bold ommission that they only have possession of (copies) of the notes….they could not have the originals…..and what are they doing with these notes? THEY ARE STILL COMMTTING MASSIVE FRAUD BY MULTIPLE PLEDGING NOTES FOR FANNIE/FREDDIE….. At the bottom of my mortgage it clearly states…ILLINOIS – Single Family Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac UNIFORM INSTRUMENT WITH MERS……WITH MERS?……….NEITHER OF THEM OWN OUR LOANS….FORECLOSURE IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ILLEGAL SHAM AND A FRAUD……THE DAY THE COPIES OF THE NOTES WERE SOLD OR PUT INTO MERS and they violated 17 U.S.C. 1320: US CODE – SECTION 1320: SUBSECTION (d), OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER, IS THE DAY THEY LOST ANY RIGHT TO FORECLOSE…PERIOD, END OF STORY….WE NEED A MORATORIUM ON FRAUDCLOSURE NOW!….THEY ARE BEING ALLOWED TO STEAL OUR HOMES FOR DEBTS WE DO NOT OWE THEM….THAT IS TREASON BY OUR OUR OWN GOVERNMENT!!!!
@ readdocs
Do you have an idea on what post that Nancy Drew bought up Fidlar Technologies.?
I know there is a sinister connection between
Fidelity and its associations and the County Land Recorders.
OCCUPY has gone global! Sympathy and support is growing. They are dealing with the same banking mess we have. Their politicians are baling out the banking industry in Europe. Politicians can say the group is a bunch of hippies without a cause if they wish but truth will set us free. Politicians bought and paid for by the banking industry will not be tolerated.
AMERICAN SPRING? We need a good “ol” fashioned KICK ASS AMERICAN BBQ.! Hear——–r Bill and Hillary …………………….I mean Piggy Piggy Piggy!
I pray Florida will continue to raise the flag and HELL against robo-signing and fraud! Why? RealtyTrac article in Business section of Memphis Commercial Appeal headline reports Daren Blomquist, RealtyTrac’s kid spokesman reports: “Foreclosure activity up again” Speculation is that banks are beginning to move beyond the Robo-signing mess I guess no criminal charges has bolstered their intent to continue their fraud. “The hike suggests banks are more aggressive against delinquent borrowers than they had been since industrywide foreclosure processing problems surfaced last autumn.”
http://www.realtytrac.com/content/foreclosure-market-report/august-2011-us-foreclosure-market-report-6836
Blomquist, in the past, urged the industry to clear “shadow inventory.” Translate that: banks need to move forward with foreclosure to get houses on the market so RealtyTrac can make money.
Slap those REO ‘babies’ on a flat housing market so they can be burned down, per Greenspan or bull-dozed per B of A, depending on your current spokesperson who believes we need to “move on,” get this behind us to stabilize the market.
FOLKS! It is time to ramp up protest against individuals like Blomquist, etc. etc. ! Target those in the financial and housing industry that make their living off of other people’s misfortune and misery with no remorse. They are out front touting the industry end their hold on foreclosure to rid themselves of justified victimless defaults that have not foreclosed but are sitting in the shadows waiting for AG settlement to give banks immunity against investors. It would be refreshing if some of these people clammering for released inventory really had gray matter between their ears and realized what they are asking will gut the economy and housing market. People can’t refinance now because value has dropped below mortgages. House values will not support in appraisal now. If they think it is bad now they will see bad when the market falls so far that people who have never missed a payment will walk away from mortgages because they are bad investments and they can afford to move on. More people are placing their house in trusts or corporations, making this easier with less effect on their credit.
Get mad!
Michael who owns FIDLAR IS THIS ANOTHER FOLEY OWNED COMPANY ARE THEY PLAYING GOOD COP BAD COP LIKE ALWAYS?
@Marco
I think you might have hit a jackpot with this question?
I looked up the History of Fidlar and it states
with an XML-based multi-tier solution (which provided greater security, less contention between programs, easier upgrades, and better processing). XML has now become an industry standard and plays a vital role in electronic recording.
Split Screen indexing allows recorders to index data by referring to the document image instead of passing the paper document through the office and indexing from the paper. Fidlar Technologies was the first to successfully incorporate this technology, which increased our clients’ production efficiencies by at least 25%. Another first to the industry was our conceptualization and proof of concept work on the benefits OCR technology could bring to the recording process. After our testing was released, the industry began utilizing this technology to aid in indexing, verification, and the redaction of private information such as social security numbers.
Additional innovation to the marketplace came from our eRecording solutions, including xPedite, which was the first Model 2 submitter integrated within county remote searching applications. Fidlar now has more that 130 counties running our 32-bit software solution, iDocument XF. This product is our 4th generation document management software system. The program has been utilized in the market for over 5 years, giving its users a functionality they can depend on.
In 2008 we will release our newest generation of land records software called AVID. This product promises to once again set a new standard for the recording industry, offering a completely new approach to processing documents
READ READ READ BELOW
SURE LOOKS LIKE A FIDELITY TITLE CONNECTION.
(AND THE REASON IT IS SO HARD TO GET THE COUNTRY RECORDERS TO CORRECT THEIR FRAUDULENT RECORDS)
Fidlar Technologies is very involved in many of the national associations which are dedicated toward the development of industry standards and industry education. These associations include the National Association of County Recorders & Clerks, the Property Records Industry Association, the International Association of County Recorders, Elected Officials and Treasurers, and many local county/state organizations.
@ mARCO
lOOK AT THIS CONNECTION & THE NEXT TWO CONNECTIONS i FOUND
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Computer Information Concepts, Inc. appreciates the opportunity to “integrate” Simplifile’s scanned, packaged and submitted documents directly into our E-Recording Acceptance System. This additional opportunity to review/accept or reject/return any PRIA Level II & Level III eRecorded documents before their automated entry into our Records Management/Imaging and Remote Access/Print Systems assists our over seventy (70) county customers in five (5) states to compensate for the 20% annual increase in recording volumes and 15-20% increase in rejection rates without increasing their recording staff.”
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For over 100 years, we have been a leading provider of data management solutions for County Clerks, Recorders, Registers of Deeds and others assigned as guardians of land and court records–helping officials collect, store, redact, protect and retrieve information for their citizens. Our land records solutions have been shaped by years of experience and reflect the evolution of processes that span centuries. We assure that county resources are being used effectively, staff members are working productively, and documents and data are readily available and easy to access. We also provide a repertoire of services that connect the past with the present, meeting the ever growing demands for access to more and more historical information.
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Fidelity National Financial
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), number 264 on the Fortune 500, is a leading provider of title insurance, specialty insurance and claims management services. The company is comprised of three primary subsidiaries: Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. and Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Group, both wholly owned subsidiaries of FNF, as well as Sedgwick CMS, a minority-owned subsidiary.
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Since 1854, Fidlar Technologies has built its reputation as a technology innovator. In 1987, Fidlar launched into the land records arena and currently offers our 150+ partners a full suite of land and vital records software programs: Recording/Imaging Software; Electronic Recording; Remote Access; Social Security Number Redaction; Property Fraud Alert. In striving to remain on the cutting edge of technology, we are poised to release our fifth generation land records program, AVID, in early 2009. AVID will bring to the market a great number of exciting new innovations and features that are brand new to the industry.
You can read a lot of direct information about all the companies listed
above over at LivingLies. A commenter over there, Nancy Drewe,
posted several times on this information. Showing all the associations
and the paths transactions and filings made.
@ mARCO
lOOK AT THIS COMPANY SIMPLIFILE AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO FREDDIE mAC AND FANNIE MAY
Simplifile arose from a workflow challenge in the late 1990s.
Paul Clifford, Mark Reynolds, and Dan Forward were providing professional consulting services to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The three led a project team tasked with creating an online process that would fully automate the financial and legal document workflow processes—all transactions from order entry to secondary markets—for the mortgage industry.
When the project stalled at the “last mile”—the eRecording of documents submitted by title companies, lien filers, etc. to county recorders—Paul, Mark, and Dan determined to solve the “last mile” challenge. Together, they began designing a recordation architecture simple and affordable enough for small counties to use, yet flexible, secure, and robust enough for large counties and states. Several months later, in June 2002, they incorporated Simplifile to provide public document eRecording services.
In January 2003, Simplifile successfully recorded their first land record document in Utah County, which has a population of more than one-half million. Since then, Simplifile has enabled numerous counties and submitters to successfully submit and record hundreds of thousands of documents via Simplifile’s submitter, receiver, and portal solutions. Thanks to Simplifile, simple, secure, affordable electronic recording is now a reality.
Today, Simplifile is expanding its field and corporate operations to enable e-recording in markets across the United States, and to provide the technology development, product management, customer support, and administrative services required to keep pace with market demand.
With this kind of fraud and the Republicans all for it, we wonder what kind of other fraud they will bring in upon America if elected in 2012? Givenor Scott is a joke. I mean Governor Scott is a banker’s fool. With men like this and women who are like him, fraud will continue in Florida. No wonder the Governor is willing to give millions to the courts to continue the fraud. We need a revolution in this country. We need an American Spring.