On July 12, 2017 the California Fifth Appellate Court issued an unpublished opinion in the case of Guliex v. Pennymac Holdings Inc. This is a case that discusses chain of title in relation to a case of foreclosure. The opinion … Continue reading
It looks like Alameda County and City of Oakland officials will be falling all over themselves to approve a deal to potentially keep the Oakland Raiders football team in Oakland. Unfortunately City and Alameda County staff have done nothing to … Continue reading
Open Letter to Jay Bray, CEO, President and Chairman of the Board of Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Dear Mr. Bray, On July 1, 2013 your company, Nationstar Mortgage, LLC took over the servicing of our home loan. Our loan was originated … Continue reading
If you think the Oakland Police Department scandal is unique, and that other parts of Oakland government operate without similar corruption you are sadly wrong. The Planning Department has hit a new low with the production of a fraudulent … Continue reading
In a filing unsealed on June 3, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirms what many of us have known for years. Nobody, not even the government with massive resources can determine who owns your loan has the right to collect on … Continue reading
We assume when we go to court the judge will be impartial and give equal weight to both sides arguments and make a thoughtful, just decision based on law and precedent. If you go to court in California as a … Continue reading
In response to our continuing efforts to determine what Alameda County has done with the money in the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Trust Fund (Trust Fund), County officials continue to stonewall, lie and obfuscate the truth. Since April 2014 we … Continue reading
As we reported previously, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley has proclaimed that her office will aggressively pursue cases of mortgage fraud. The previous post noted that in 2011 when the video below was recorded, O’Malley held a press conference … Continue reading
Nancy O’Malley has been the Alameda County District Attorney for just over four years and has a track record of being soft on white-collar crime. Local, in-county white collar criminals are even less likely to be prosecuted that those from … Continue reading
Do an internet search on mortgage fraud and try to find even a single case of a prosecutor going after a mortgage broker or lender for defrauding a borrower. I dare you. If you find a case please let me … Continue reading