Servicing Agent for U.S. Bank Admits No Evidence Of Sale To WaMu 2007-OA5 Trust Prior To FDIC Receivership Of WaMu On 9/25/2008

Recently, I testified in a federal bankruptcy court hearing in which the claimant was named as U.S. Bank, N.A. as Trustee for the Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-OA5 Trust to which the servicing “agent” was Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS). Prior to the hearing I...

What’s In Your Title? If It’s Any of The Following, Contact Me

NOTICE: If you are a homeowner who is being threatened with foreclosure by any of the following parties, contact me (Bill Paatalo) immediately at bill.bpia@gmail.com / 1-888-582-0961. I will screen all callers to ensure that you have either a foreclosure case that has been filed or adjudicated in your name,...

If You Don’t Think Judges Will Listen, Think Again

The following is a case I was retained to investigate after a foreclosure judgment was entered, upheld on appeal, and denied a review by the supreme court. All that remained was the execution of the writ and carrying out the sale. I’m sharing this because I am asked regularly to provide success stories...

Hearsay Is Not Hard To Prove In Foreclosure Land

The money trail does not lie. But the documentary trail lies all the time. | Livinglies’s Weblog   “It is not a business record unless it is a record of the business conducted by the company that is the source of the report. (No exceptions).  If it is not a business record then it is hearsay....

“MERSCORP cannot hold liens owned or serviced by terminated members.” DreamBuilder Invs. v. Merscorp Holdings, Inc.

(See: SDNY – Feb. 18, 2022:DreamBuilder Invs. v. Merscorp Holdings, Inc). Here is an interesting case that was recently decided in the Southern District of New York on behalf of MERS who successfully argued, The membership rules and procedures also state that MERSCORP cannot hold liens owned or serviced by...

Attacking The Powerless And Deceptive “Limited Power Of Attorney” Documents In Foreclosure Litigation.

One of the first things I focus on in all my investigations is the alleged “servicer’s” authority granted by the “Trustees” of “XYZ Trusts” using “Limited Power of Attorney” documents. The following is an example of a deceptive, and arguably fraudulent, Limited Power of Attorney document...