Tag Archives: Foreclosure

Scott Walker Screws Wisconsin Again

Posted on February 10, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

This probably shouldn’t come as a shock, but it does. Out of the $26 billion dollar settlement reached yesterday across 50 states regarding foreclosure fraud, $31.6 million is going to the Wisconsin state government. Governor Scott Walker has already drawn … Continue reading →

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A Big Victory in the Fight Against Foreclosure Fraud

Posted on February 9, 2012 at 4:45 pm by JM Ashby

Not to be confused with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s investigation of the mortgage industry recently announced by President Obama during the State of the Union, a join investigation by attorneys general in all 50 states which has been … Continue reading →

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Schneiderman on the Mortgage Industry Investigation

Posted on January 28, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Rachel Maddow interviews New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman concerning the new investigative unit recently announced by President Obama and Eric Holder tasked with investigating the packaging of mortgage-backed securities and the consequences thereof. Needless to say even with a … Continue reading →

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Corporations Are (Good) People

Posted on January 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

According to Mitt Romney, “the banks” aren’t bad people. In fact, they’re just as scared as you are of the Obama Administration and their job-killing regulations and “uncertainty.” Or something. Romney was standing outside a Fannie Mae-foreclosed home in a … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney’s “Elite” Investments

Posted on January 25, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

As Mitt Romney’s tax return and financial disclosure forms continue to be analyzed, new details of his shady financial dealings, the sources of his vast wealth, are coming to light. Examination conducted by the LA Times has revealed that Romney … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Foreclosure

Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:45 pm by JM Ashby

From the department of “Holy Shit.” A new USA Today report suggests the consequences of the Bush “Ownership Society” and Wall Street’s mortgage-backed security scam could be with us for many years. Perhaps even 50. USA Today reports on new … Continue reading →

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Where In Mayor Bloomberg Says Stupid Things

Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:10 pm by JM Ashby

I’m still trying to wrap my head around how a man, who is clearly not a dummy, could say something this, well, dumb. “I hear your complaints,” Bloomberg said. “Some of them are totally unfounded. It was not the banks … Continue reading →

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Every Day Is Opposite Day

Posted on October 19, 2011 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Hot on the heels of Mitt Romney’s suggestion that the real solution to the housing market is to have even more foreclosures, Herman Cain debuted his own ideas today. CAIN: I know people don’t like this, but no. Because then … Continue reading →

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Foreclosing On Bank of America

Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

After foreclosing on a couple who didn’t even have a mortgage, Bank of America got more than they bargained for. Florida homeowners Maurenn Nyergers and her husband paid for their home in cash, and never took out a mortgage, so … Continue reading →

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Worst Persons in the World

Posted on May 28, 2010 at 5:40 pm by Bob Cesca

The Heritage Lakes Homeowners Association in Texas for foreclosing on the home of an Iraq war soldier on active duty — because of an unpaid $800 homeowner’s association fee. Yes. Really. In Texas, homeowners’ associations can foreclose on homes without … Continue reading →

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