What's going on inside BOA as of the end of the second quarter of the National Mortgage Settlement? Here's your chance to hear it straight from the source... in advance of the monitor's report. Another Mandelman Matters Exclusive!... (Continue reading)
Okay, so Mr. Marques is nothing if not persistent, apparently, and God bless him for that, because this time out... his third time at bat... he hits one out of the park! ... (Continue reading)
Well, what they're calling the Attorneys General "Term Sheet" is out and to kick it all off, I went with an analysis of the AG's work product written by Joshua Rosner, who is Managing Director at independent research consultancy Graham... (Continue reading)
They've finally realized it... do you think? They thought other things would have happened by now as a result of pumping trillions into banks and the economy overall... and they haven't. And housing is in a free fall,... (Continue reading)
Max Gardner is Coming to Las Vegas... Friday, February 18, 2011 at 7:00 PM -through- Monday, February 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM to prepare troops for OPERATION STRIKE BACK... THE BANKRUPTCY AND FORECLOSURE BOOT CAMP. I've attended Max's Boot... (Continue reading)
Judge Sikora, who was elected in 2008 as president of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges, said he was surprised when right smack dab in the middle of his negotiations with JPMorgan Chase, the bank went ahead and filed... (Continue reading)
Why the banking lobby starts to look downright puny next to millions of American homeowners all shouting at the same time... "Congress better take note! We intend to use our VOTE!" Yep, after that the foreclosure crisis would... (Continue reading)
It would be one thing if the story of Tom Ramirez and Mario Loria at Washington Mutual's Loan Processing Center was nothing more than the story of two rogue mortgage bankers who gamed the system and got away with millions... (Continue reading)
They did it again, damn it. The Harvard contingent that's packed in like sardines in this administration once again demonstrated that they have no idea what they're doing when it comes to the foreclosure crisis.... (Continue reading)
If the guys in Sacramento or Washington D.C. think that I view ANYTHING they've done to-date as being even remotely competent, let me be oh so clear... I DON'T. As far as I'm concerned, our government is functioning just... (Continue reading)
You can just imagine what happened next. The Prices began calling the servicer asking to speak with the three representatives that had been speaking with over the last several months... the ones that had told them about the waiver... (Continue reading)
With the foreclosure crisis still being allowed to ravage the country unchallenged, the risk to banks going forward is both significant and real. The line between being accepted by the public and being a pariah, is as thin as... (Continue reading)