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EVIDENCE SHOWS THE BANKS WERE NOT RECKLESS — THEY WERE COMMITTING FRAUD AND THEY KNEW IT
IT WASN’T “RECKLESS” IT WAS FRAUDULENT
AND AIG WAS PART OF THE FRAUD
And now the real facts are coming out as people start worrying about going to jail for perjury and violations of Federal and State laws, rules and regulations. This isn’t just a leak. To quote from the movie “Absence of Malice” — “the last time we had a leak like this, Noah built himself a boat.” This article by Richard Eskow lays out the true facts which are in actuality only the tip of this iceberg.
“These documents, which include training materials, PowerPoint presentations, and videos, suggest that the industry made a conscious attempt to bypass local jurisdictions and automate processes — in what can best be described as a fraud-friendly way.”
“Documents obtained from an industry-wide venture reveal that the nation’s leading mortgage lenders colluded to create a false-front company, driven by a back-end database, specifically for the purpose of bypassing local jurisdictions’ taxes and filing requirements. These banks were later to hire low-paid temp workers specifically to process foreclosures (JPMorgan Chase called them the “Burger King kids”).”
“MERS’ backers created something called “MOM” — MERS as Original Mortgagee — ensuring that the bank which originated the loan would never be a matter of public record.”
“…”innovative financial instruments,” many of which were falsely certified as “AAA” grade by ratings firms before being fraudulently misrepresented and sold to unwary investors.”
“…each bank was able to enter into foreclosure and other legal processes without disclosing its own identity or the fact that the ownership and administration of a loan had changed hands. Bank or servicing company employees had two jobs: their real ones, and their make-believe one as “officers” of MERS.” [Editor's Note: "Pretender Lenders"]
“By pretending to hold the loan, MERS is able to file papers on behalf of whoever is holding the title today — or may hold it tomorrow. Changes in ownership are invisible to the courts and recorders of deeds. It’s a false [claim] which bypasses centuries of legal protections and property holders’ rights.”
“If borrowers want to challenge the legality of a foreclosure action, they are entirely dependent on MERS itself to provide that information.”
And we have previously reported how honest and decent employees of the Pretender Lenders (on the loans) and Pretender Menders (on the servicing and modification recognized the problem and were greatly concerned that the scheme was in violation of laws governing lending and servicing. We know of 9 attorneys who quit their jobs rather assistant the drafting of documents that were, in the words of this article “fraud friendly.”
Exchanges drawn from the online “MERS Forum” in 2010 showed that homeowners and bank employees alike were troubled by this. Consumer advocate Nye Lavalle began raising questions about the legality of MERS on this forum more than a decade ago. Even bank employees were concerned. Someone who worked for a bank or its designee wrote the following (copied here verbatim, including errors):
(SUBJECT) Lost Note Affidavits & Beneficial Interests [from 2003]
I was recently told that the manner in which our firm was filing foreclosure actions in FLA was problematic in that MERS was claiming to hold the note and be the only beneficial party with an interest in restablishing the note, when we all know that servicers, investors and the GSEs hold the interests and the payments eventually go to them.
Also, my research of MERS info and procedures shows that MERS never holds any docs including the note and does not have any beneficial interest in the note. Can we be in violation of any applicable laws or putting ourselves indivudally or as a company for claims by borrowers claiming that MERS is not the owner or holder in due course for the loan? I’m troubled by this. Can you help?
Thanks
The response from MERS Corporate Counsel, in its entirely, was as follows: “Please contact us directly to discuss your concerns. Thank you.”
Yves Smith is also mentioned in the article as having details of the MERS defeat in Pennsylvania.
But the takeaway from this article is that the media starting to investigate what will turn out to be the biggest corruption scandal in human history. We will have to wait for the media to catch up with our facts and ask the central question: Where did the money go?
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