HousingWire Propaganda Not To Be Believed, Part 1: Re-Analyzing the Data
Friday HousingWire ran a six-and-a-half page big bank/mortgage servicer propaganda piece called “Living Large“, by Tom Showalter. The article, subtitled “A person’s lifestyle plays into whether they...
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NYT Op Ed response or "How I kept my mind off of the season's first snowfall."
So an editorial showed up in today's New York Times entitled , "The Mortgage Challenge." It's not a "bad" piece but I don't think it focuses on quite enough direct assistance for borrowers. The bottom...
View ArticleDEBT AND GONE: Independent Foreclosure Review
The Independent Foreclosure Review, driven by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, have persisted in their efforts to get homeowners...
View ArticleVERY IMPORTANT! [Dec. 4-11:00 AM], Oral Arguments in Fl’s 2nd DCA- pro se...
First a word of warning. Pro Se Homeowners should NEVER, NEVER, NEVER file appeals on their own. Appeals are terribly significant events that should only be handled by experienced professionals....
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Is JPMorgan Chase Provoking A “Ruby Ridge” Standoff With Former Green Beret...
Illegal Foreclosure Against Special Forces Vet Could Destroy Dimon’s Chances At Becoming Treasury Secretary Steve Dibert, MFI-Miami “You don’t seem to want to accept the fact you’re dealing with an...
View ArticleCalifornia State Bar Leaves Homeowners to Fend for Themselves
In an unprecedented move that can only be described as stunning ignorance, the California State Bar recently released a legal opinion that will effectively deny legal representation to millions of...
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Mortgage interest deduction will be capped, and that’s (probably) a good thing
There is a fair share of hyperbole and panic behind all the discussion about the fiscal cliff, whether it is real or just another made-for-TV drama a step away from a new “Real Housewives” spin-off....
View ArticlePyramid Scheme Marketeer Uses Billions To Usher In The “Final Solution” Phase...
After Two Decades Of Meticulous Planning, The DeVos Plan To Finally Ravage The Treasures Of Michigan Is Becoming A Reality Steve Dibert, MFI-Miami Last week, European-style austerity landed in America...
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California Bar: Disregards Attorney General’s Views, Screws Homeowners
It’s official. If you’re a homeowner in California at risk of foreclosure, and need to get your mortgage modified in order to save your home, the single most dangerous thing you can do… is try to...
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Why The Housing Bubble Burst: Explaining Economic Homicide
Roy Oppenheim’s commentary was originally published on Yahoo! Homesand is being republished on South Florida Law Blog with their permission. It is easy to call Wall Street a villain and lay the blame...
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BYE-BYE DEMARCO! Obama to Replace Director of FHFA
You know, I was having kind of a crummy day… nothing serious, just dragging my feet a bit and grinding through some writing I’ve been working on for too long… and thinking about how nothing is...
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We’re Just Not Going to Fix the Foreclosure Crisis in Court
A couple of years ago (and quite a few times since then), I wrote an article saying that we were not going to win this battle to help homeowners at risk of foreclosure in the courts. I pointed out...
View ArticleDEBT AND GONE: ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions Gets $75,000 Grant to...
Since I'm one of the 4.4 million homeowners who is eligible for the Independent Foreclosure Review, I'm also one of the 4.4 million who have waited till the dead last minute to participate. The first...
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Colorado Failing… Foreclosures By Wink, Nod or Text Message
Welcome to Colorado… You won’t believe how badly they FAILED in this state, to change an obviously corrupt law into something with a modicum of common sense. I had some fun with it, so it should be...
View ArticleMI GOPers Ram Thru NRA Friendly Kid Killing Gun Law Like One CT Gunman Took...
Steve Dibert, MFI-Miami The tragic massacre of 26 elementary school children in Connecticut today by gunman Adam Lanza coincidentally comes days after the Republican led Michigan Legislature passed a...
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I never knew joy, anger or sadness until I became a parent – Thoughts...
A confirmed bachelor type friend of mine asked me recently why people have children. If you penciled it out, it just didn’t make sense, he was explaining. I knew he was right… there’s nothing that...
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Attorney Bruce Levitt on Saving Homes from Foreclosure in New Jersey – A...
Attorney Bruce Levitt is considered one of the top foreclosure defense and consumer bankruptcy attorneys in New Jersey and even in the entire country. He’s the lawyer from responsible for the...
View ArticleIt’s Time For Another Hate Mail Monday
Steve Dibert, MFI-Miami Yes, it’s time for another batch of hate mail I get for morons and other troglodytes who know nothing but think they know everything. This first three are in response to an...
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HSBC Too Big To Jail, Too Big To Nail
Roy Oppenheim’s commentary was originally published on Yahoo Homes! and is being republished on South Florida Law Blog with their permission.South Florida Law Blog (http://s.tt/1x1vc) The banks are too...
View ArticleA 10 POINT SCANDAL – CA State Bar Exec Director Dunn Should Resign
Joseph Dunn, Executive Director State Bar of California This is about the California State Bar Association’s handling of a law in California know as SB 94, especially since September of 2011. I...
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