Posts Tagged ‘countrywide’

Goldman Sachs on the Pacific – Inside Countrywide with Michael Winston… A Mandelman Matters Podcast

Goldman Sachs on the Pacific - Inside Countrywide with Michael Winston... A Mandelman Matters Podcast

When Countrywide had aspirations to become “Goldman Sachs on the Pacific,” they recruited Michael to help them get there. They may have appeared to understand when Michael spoke of the programs he would initiate, but soon it was quite... (Continue reading)

$6 Billion in Reinsurance Kickbacks to the Banks – Un-reported, Un-Acted Upon & Un-believable

$6 Billion in Reinsurance Kickbacks to the Banks - Un-reported, Un-Acted Upon & Un-believable

Citigroup Inc, Wells Fargo & Co, SunTrust Bank Inc. and Countrywide allegedly required reinsurance partnerships on generous terms that violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, a 1974 law prohibiting abusive home sales practices.... (Continue reading)

Is Bank of America Worth $200 Billion?

Is Bank of America Worth $200 Billion?

Bank of America bought Countrywide for $4 billion and change. That sounds funny to me now. You’ve got to admit it. The idea that someone would PAY money for Countywide has to make you giggle at least... (Continue reading)

THEY ONCE WERE LENDERS – Understanding government’s failure to stop bankers OR scammers from destroying homeowners.

THEY ONCE WERE LENDERS - Understanding government's failure to stop bankers OR scammers from destroying homeowners.

And, to add insult to injury, our government has stood by obtuse and witless as these same banks have been permitted to lie, mislead, abuse, disrespect, malign and outright torture homeowners trying to apply for a government program funded by... (Continue reading)

Bank of America’s “Tasmanian Devil” says we shouldn’t be thinking of our homes as “assets”.

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Now, if all of that weren’t enough to make the case for Bryan Moynihan being this month’s REAR, here’s what really got me started on him in the first place. Last month, at the 2011 National Association of Attorneys... (Continue reading)

If at first you don’t succeed, CRIME, CRIME again.

If at first you don’t succeed, CRIME, CRIME again.

I’m not going to attempt to write some scathing or potentially insightful commentary about Mr. Mozilo, I’m sure that’s been done many times before, and frankly… he bores me to no end. But, at the same time I felt... (Continue reading)

THE SiGNiNG… Or, Pardon me, Mr. Banker, but your REMIC is showing.

THE SiGNiNG... Or, Pardon me, Mr. Banker, but your REMIC is showing.

So, why didn’t the bankers assign the loans to the trusts? I don’t know… for sure. But I’m going to go out on a limb here and tell you it’s because they wanted to borrow against them, and... (Continue reading)

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House Hearings to Answer Question: Are Loan Servicers Honoring Their Commitments to Help Preserve Homeownership?

House Hearings to Answer Question: Are Loan Servicers Honoring Their Commitments to Help Preserve Homeownership?

Everything’s going just fine. There are no real problems with HAMP or with the servicers who are implementing HAMP. Oh sure, there have been a few challenges, but most of them have been caused by the borrowers who... (Continue reading)

A Conversation Between MANDELMAN and a Reader About New $1 Billion Fund For Unemployed Homeowners

A Conversation Between MANDELMAN and a Reader About New $1 Billion Fund For Unemployed Homeowners

Everyone knows how much I love sarcasm… or at least have come to love sarcasm writing about the foreclosure crisis… and on this article I think I might have taken my sarcasm to such a level that readers, especially those... (Continue reading)

As Pressure Mounts, Bank of America Plans Principal Reductions for Underwater Homeowners

As Pressure Mounts, Bank of America Plans Principal Reductions for Underwater Homeowners

Bank of America will offer qualified homeowners an interest-free forbearance of principal that the homeowner can turn into forgiven principal annually over five years, provided they stay current on their mortgage payments. Over the five-year period, homeowner can bring... (Continue reading)

Investor Tired of Servicers Not Modifying Take Action

Investor Tired of Servicers Not Modifying Take Action

Well, as it turns out, one investor, Impac Funding/Impac Holdings, has run a calculator on this and discovered that you’ve been right all along. They would in fact be better off modifying… but they can’t seem to get servicers... (Continue reading)

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Mandelman’s Monthly Museletter – ISSUE #2.0

HERE IT IS... Issue #2 of Mandelman's Monthly Museletter! INSIDE THIS MONTH'S ISSUE: Scammer Servicers, JPMChase Mods Begin at Home, The Servicers Pledge, Countrywide's Lying Again, Barney's Pissed, 1/10 in CA, Banker Bonuses, FTC's Hunt, Mod Performance, New... (Continue reading)

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Former sub-prime lenders are back to profit off the mess they made. Seriously?

Former sub-prime lenders are back to profit off the mess they made. Seriously?

Apparently, they were not quite satisfied with the hundreds of millions they stole… I mean made, so they’ve launched a company that will buy distressed mortgages from banks and the government at a discount, modify the loans so that the... (Continue reading)


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