H/T K. McCarthy You can listen to the Oregon Supreme Court oral arguments Live on Jan.8th @3pm PST Go here for replay: http://oregoncourts.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/default.aspx For information

In the years of the housing boom, Spain's banks offered 100% mortgages. Now, while receiving millions in public aid, they are throwing people out of

Bloomberg- Can you ever count paying out billions of dollars to settle claims as a victory? When it comes to mortgages, you sure can. Today

OPB- The Oregon Supreme Court is expected to hear two cases this week involving the mortgage industry's Mortgage Electronic Registration System, also known MERS. When

I knew something was up because I tweeted out on Dec 21, 2012. "Has anyone heard of a foreclosure mill owner who might have been

Just breaking and more info to follow...Stay Tuned. UPDATE 11:01 am: AP- Ten major banks and mortgage companies have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to

What w the victims get from these toxic mortgages? What happens to Angelo Mozilo? Bank of America- Bank of America today announced agreements with the

via Dave Kreiger - Clouded Titles relied on third-party communications from Lender Processing Services's "DeskTop" system. They attested to the facts as genuine when they

via Dave Kreiger – Clouded Titles relied on third-party communications from Lender Processing Services's "DeskTop" system. They attested to the facts as genuine when they

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of November 1, 2005, GSAMP Trust 2005-WMC-2, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellee,

EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Appellee, v. BARBARA J. KEMP, Appellant. No. 113419.Supreme Court of Illinois.Opinion filed December 28, 2012.JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court,

Like I said, there was a lot going on over the weekend behind the scenes and now it looks like it's a go. NYT- A

The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the

Appears they too learned about this secret bailout from the media.

NYT- IF you were hoping that things might be different in 2013 — you know, that bankers would be held responsible for bad behavior or

I can tell you that there is a lot going on behind the scenes...just can't point my finger on it....but it's not good. Bloomberg- Leaders

NCBRC- A Michigan state court found that a debtor may oppose foreclosure on the basis that the assignment of the mortgage to the foreclosing party

This is why we all have trust issues with agencies. sigh...when do employment discussions occur when they are current government officials? Charlotte Observer- The head

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- In "Street News," Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports on today's top stories including the U.S. Treasury threatens sanctions against JPMorgan in its

2012 Ohio 5995 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Appellee, v. JAMES R. BURROWS, et al., Appellants. C.A. No. 26326.Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Summit