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Special Report for Oregon Homeowners – A MM Podcast With Portland Attorney Clarke Balcom
Written on 31 Jul, 2012 at 5:49
Everybody says the new law and recent decision are going to provide protections and in general make things better for Oregon's homeowners at risk of foreclosure., and for the people of thee state as a whole. They're wrong.... (Continue reading)
Fannie’s “Decoy Assignment” a NEW Foreclosure Defense – A Mandelman Matters Podcast with Atty. Tom Cox
Written on 30 Jul, 2012 at 6:03
Tom has recently discovered a practice employed by the GSE's... Fannie and Freddie. It has to do with what we're calling "The Decoy Assignment," and it's a matter of policy. He's arguing it successfully in court.... (Continue reading)
No Bottom in Sight – I’m Starting to Feel Sorry for Realtors
Written on 29 Jul, 2012 at 0:54
So, this year started out depressed, as well it should have, but very quickly, and I do mean within weeks, a six-year downturn was transformed into a robust recovery based on… well… nothing really. None of the fundamentals changed,... (Continue reading)
It’s Official: Thanks to Former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill… I Have Now Seen Everything.
Written on 26 Jul, 2012 at 9:09
So, I guess I had this dream. I was watching CNBC... which, by the way, is how I knew it was a dream because I never watch CNBC... anyway, so I was watching CNBC and on comes Sanford "Sandy"... (Continue reading)
GAO Study Finds OCC Foreclosure Review too Hard for Us to Understand
Written on 25 Jul, 2012 at 8:22
The GAO’s report, released earlier this month concluded that the OCC simply made submitting a complaint too difficult for us to understand. We couldn’t figure it out. It was over our collective heads. And so, completely... (Continue reading)
Mortgage Servicing… The Winds Have Shifted, the Pendulum is About to Swing
Written on 25 Jul, 2012 at 0:43
The recent passage of California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights (53-25, 25-13) is the most conclusive example that what I spoke of at that conference in 2010, has come to pass. The financial services industry lobbied heavily against the passage... (Continue reading)
How’s the View from Where You’re Sitting?
Written on 24 Jul, 2012 at 10:12
If you want my advice... don't read this post, or watch it... just skip this page and head for the sports section or something. I'm sorry I'm even posting it... seriously... click away... while you still can.... (Continue reading)
Understanding Elite Fraud and the Mortgage Meltdown with William K. Black – A MM Podcast
Written on 21 Jul, 2012 at 10:08
Why has no one at the top been investigated or prosecuted for fraud or anything else for that matter as related to the financial meltdown that has destroyed trillions of dollars in consumer wealth? Especially when William K. Black's... (Continue reading)
Republican Filibuster Discloses that GOP Opposes DISCLOSURE
Written on 19 Jul, 2012 at 8:25
Killing this bill facilitates lying to the American people. And short of something that’s kept secret in order to protect our national defense, there is never a reason we should tolerate anyone or anything that does that.... (Continue reading)
Attention Mortgage Servicers… Heed these words now, because it’s much later than you think.
Written on 13 Jul, 2012 at 9:31
The biggest change that servicers are feeling is the one that can’t be seen or even written down. I imagine it’s similar to how homeowners felt when they discovered that their government didn’t give a Fudgsicle® whether they lost... (Continue reading)
Scott Stafne for Washington State Supreme Court – A Mandelman Matters Podcast
Written on 12 Jul, 2012 at 10:10
Washington State consumer attorney Scott Stafne is running for a seat on the State Supreme Court in the State of Washington. Why is he running, and why should you care regardless of where you live... click play and listen... (Continue reading)
TEXAS Foreclosure Help from Mandelman Matters – START HERE
Written on 9 Jul, 2012 at 19:04
Tweet  You have found the Mandelman Matters state specific series of pages dedicated to homeowners at risk of foreclosure in Texas. On the pages in this section you’ll find accurate, straightforward information and guidance specific to the State of... (Continue reading)
State of Texas Foreclosure Resource Links
Written on 9 Jul, 2012 at 19:00
Tweet STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES: Attorney General Greg Abbott Finance Commission of Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus, Speaker of the House Representatives On-Line Legislative Council Legislature On-line Legislature  On-line Bill Search Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Office of Consumer... (Continue reading)
Texas Foreclosure Laws
Written on 9 Jul, 2012 at 19:00
Tweet CLICK BELOW FOR: State of Texas Foreclosure Laws The link above will take you to the page dedicated to Texas’s foreclosure laws. Â But, always remember… often people have a hard time understanding exactly what our laws mean just by... (Continue reading)
LBO AMERICA with Catherine Austin Fitts, A Mandelman Matters Podcast
Written on 7 Jul, 2012 at 5:50
Catherine Austin Fitts has perspective on the housing and mortgage meltdown like no other. Under President George Herbert Walker Bush, she was Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at HUD, where she basically ran the Federal Housing... (Continue reading)
Three Central Banks Surprise… Desperation in Three Part Harmony
Written on 6 Jul, 2012 at 7:55
The NYT story also mentioned that Bernanke and other central bankers have been trying to shift some of the burden for fixing the economy to elected officials, but the politicians aren’t having any of that. Do they look stupid?... (Continue reading)
I Would Have Bet Anything Against This 10 Years Ago…
Written on 6 Jul, 2012 at 5:30
If even ten years ago, someone would have tried to tell me that in 2012, young people in Russia would be doing this, while in the U.S.A. our young people would be drowning, I NEVER would have believed it.... (Continue reading)
Announcing the National Mortgage Settlement – My Favorite President Obama Speech of All
Written on 4 Jul, 2012 at 7:42
But, I'm now posting the speech from last February, at which the president announced the conclusion of the AG investigations/negotiations because I think it was his best speech ever in many ways. It's the only speech he's ever given... (Continue reading)
Lost Pride in America Mine
Written on 2 Jul, 2012 at 22:15
And I will likely never view the U.S.A. as being a great nation again. For me, that is over. For I have seen our pettiness, our insensitivity, our callous disregard to the plight of our neighbors right up... (Continue reading)
ILLINOIS Foreclosure Help from Mandelman Matters – START HERE
Written on 2 Jul, 2012 at 16:20
Tweet You have found the Mandelman Matters state specific series of pages dedicated to homeowners at risk of foreclosure in Illinois. On the pages in this section you’ll find accurate, straightforward information and guidance specific to the State of Illinois... (Continue reading)
Illinois Foreclosure Laws
Written on 2 Jul, 2012 at 16:18
Tweet CLICK BELOW FOR: State of Illinois Foreclosure Laws The link above will take you to the page dedicated to Illinois’ foreclosure laws. Â But, always remember… often people have a hard time understanding exactly what our laws mean just by... (Continue reading)
State of Illinois Foreclosure Resource Links
Written on 2 Jul, 2012 at 16:18
Tweet STATE OF ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES: Attorney General Lisa Madigan Auditor General William G. Holland Civil Service Commission Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Department of Child & Family Services Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity Department of Financial & Professional Regulation... (Continue reading)
I Had a Dream, Obama was Debating Romney and MSNBC was the Host
Written on 2 Jul, 2012 at 13:04
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President Obama, Bored With the Foreclosure Crisis. That Explains A Lot, Actually.
Written on 1 Jul, 2012 at 9:07
And now I'm supposed to come to terms with the idea that the administration's bored with the topic itself? I could understand it if they were bored with something they'd mastered, although I can't for the life of me... (Continue reading)
Attention DOERS… You DID IT Again! SunTrust Responds.
Written on 1 Jul, 2012 at 0:43
Marty said that the SunTrust Bank executive said they should be able to do something to prevent her from losing her home. Marty said it was the first time in four years that she felt like someone was actually... (Continue reading)
