REALITY CHECK – SECURITIZATION FAIL!

If you do nothing else this weekendPLEASE read this post.
If you are a Legislator –
this is imperative to your better understanding of the current foreclosure crisis
and why your Attorney General should NOT sign the servicer settlement agreement
… yet.
Yes, it’s long –  it’s factual, hang in there and you’ll learn what you need to know.

BY | FEBRUARY 2, 2012

WARNING: Attention homeowners: Do not read this post as legal advice. Although the information in this post is true, securitization fail, even of your loan, will not typically prevent the bank from foreclosing on you, unless you have a good lawyer. Even then, realistic end game is a sustainable modification, not a free house. More after the post. Continue reading

“The REMICs have failed! “The REMICs have failed!”

If Paul Revere were alive today he would be riding through the town warning “The REMICs have failed!” However, the government these days would go, “Shhhhhh!”

Most average homeowners have no idea what a REMIC is – actually most attorneys have no clue …. so, you know many of the Judges are completely in the dark.  REMICs are a form of IRS tax shelter sold to investors as part of the mortgage-backed securities package (Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (“REMIC”) pursuant to I.R.C. §§860A-G).

The documents that killed the REMICs may actually help save your home. Continue reading