May 20, 2015 Contact: Matt Anderson, 212-709-1691 BENJAMIN M. LAWSKY TO DEPART NYDFS AFTER FOUR YEARS SERVING AS THE AGENCY'S FIRST SUPERINTENDENT Benjamin M. Lawsky,

Decided on May 19, 2015 Supreme Court, Kings County U.S. Bank, National Association, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER

Sex on the beach....15 yrs! Continue to destroy the planet....0 yrs!! Reuters- Five of the world's largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup

Daily Business Review- A Royal Palm Beach attorney alleges an attorney for embattled mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial Corp. improperly spoon-fed questions and answers to unqualified

H/T The Home Equity Theft Reporter- Legal Issues: forged deeds, void ab initio (meaning a legal nullity at its inception) vs. voidable, effect upon real

National Mortgage News- Calling his state's foreclosure process "badly broken and in need of change," New York banking regulator Benjamin Lawsky wants new policies enacted

The Kansas City Star- Two years ago, a Kansas City woman learned she was being sued for not paying a credit card debt of $1,130.14.

Lawsuit is here: Mains v. Citibank (State AND Federal Litigations) | Case Filings and Commentary | FDIC Employee Quits and Goes Public With Complaint Against

DEBORAH BURKE and SEAN K. BURKE, Plaintiffs, v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR JPMORGAN MORTGAGE TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

via- http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca8/12-2146/12-2146-2015-05-14.html United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 12-2146 ___________________________ Dirk Beukes; Gesina Beukes, individuals, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. GMAC

if they didn't follow the rules...2 words... WARN ACT! Housing Wire- Mortgage banking industry law firm Butler & Hosch, P.A. filed an Assignment for the

Mortgage Originator News- Wells Fargo is once again in hot water, this time over force-placed insurance. The banking giant, along with perennial defendant Assurant, is

Just going to blow right up in their faces AGAIN and I betcha the taxpayers are going to get the bill. Bloomberg- JPMorgan Chase &

Bankruptcy-RealEstate-Insights A bankruptcy trustee sued a mortgage lender to recover for defects in a prepetition non-judicial foreclosure sale. The lender brought a motion to dismiss

Clouded Titles- Imagine if you will … (Rod Serling … tongue-in-cheek LOL) … You get out your original mortgage or deed of trust, suspecting that

SALON- On Monday, a federal judge ruled, in no uncertain terms, that two banks deliberately misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when it sold them

REUTERS- A U.S. judge on Monday ruled that Nomura Holdings Inc made false statements in selling mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ahead

LAW 360- The U.S. Department of Justice has elected not to bring a case against Citigroup Inc. in its wide-ranging investigation into alleged rigging of

WSJ- Top executives from the biggest U.S. banks, concerned about anti-Wall Street rhetoric already bubbling up on the 2016 campaign trail, are working to push

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