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Latest Ruling States: "Using Market Valuation to Measure Severance Damage is More Inline with Both Constitutional and Commonsense Notions of Property Value." Here are the links:

2009 Original Utah Supreme Court Decision.pdf

2011 Utah_vs _Admiral_Beverage_decision_10 18 2011.pdf

Posted by Thomas Inserra on October 21st, 2011 8:51 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Update on Cuomo v eAppraiseit AMC Lawsuit

October 13th, 2011 9:48 AM

Here are the links:

http://www.appraiserlawblog.com/2011/10/cuomo-v-eappraiseit-new-yorks-highest.html

Cuomo v. eAppraiseIt, Appellate Division Opinion Upholding Denial of Motion to Dismiss on Preemption Grounds.pdf

Transcript of Hearing-Denial of FAC's Motion for Summary Judgment 10-2010.pdf

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Supreme Court to Hear Mortgage Fees RESPA Case

October 12th, 2011 7:08 AM

Here are the links:

Supreme Court To Hear Mortgage Fees RESPA Case.doc

Freeman v Quicken Loans.pdf

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Bank sues AMC's Alleging Inflated BPOs and Negligence

October 8th, 2011 8:16 AM

Here are the links:

TCF alleges fraud in Driveby BPOs.doc

TCF v Market Intelligence and LSI Complaint 9 21 2011.pdf

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Judge Allows Homeowner to Sue Mortgage Security Investors Over Alleged Appraisal Fraud

October 5th, 2011 5:18 PM

Here are the links:

Judge Allows Homeowner Alleging Appraisal Fraud to Sue Mortgage Security Investors .doc

Duran press release.pdf

Duran v Wells_Fargo_Complaint.pdf

Posted by Thomas Inserra on October 5th, 2011 5:18 PMPost a Comment (0)

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Eliminating Real Estate Bubbles - The Key to Resolving & Preventing Economic Crisis

September 23rd, 2011 1:25 PM

Here are the links:

Anatomy of a Real Estate Bubble.doc

Appraiser Neutrality and Public Policy.doc

Resolving the Conflict of Advocacy vs Independence.doc

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Court Rules for MERS - Does NOT Harm Homeowners

September 23rd, 2011 8:20 AM

Here are the links:

MERS Does Not Harm Homeowners.pdf

MERS_Decision_Cervantes_v._Countrywide_09-17364.pdf

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$2.7M Verdict Against Quicken Loans for Appraisal Review Negligence

September 21st, 2011 9:38 AM

Read the Court Case, Allegations and Role of the Lender, AMC, Appraiser and Review Appraisal Negligence Here:

Quicken Loans Verdict.doc

Quicken Loans taking fight to state Supreme Court.doc

Brown_v_Quicken_Decision_W_Va._2011.pdf

Brown_v._Quicken.pdf

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FDIC Lawsuit - Do Vendor Managers & AMCs Have a Duty of Care?

September 20th, 2011 8:18 AM

Here are the links:

FDIC Allegetions Expose AMCs to Potential Liability.doc

LSI Argues AMCs Have No Duty of Care to Appraiser Users.doc

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1929 Federal Reserve Case

September 14th, 2011 6:14 AM

Here are the links:

RAICHLE v Federal Reserve 1929.doc

Thesis on Federal Reserve.pdf

Federal Reserve 1929 Bulletin.pdf

History of the Federal Reserve.doc

Pending Cases Involving the Board of Governors.doc

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Bank CEO & Appraiser Plead Guilty to Loan Frauds

September 10th, 2011 10:06 AM

Here are the links:

Bank CEO Pleads Guilty to Loan Fraud.doc

Licensed Appraiser Pleads Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Scheme.doc

Task force wages war on mortgage fraud.doc

Judge Freezes Attorney Assets in Mortgage Case.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on September 10th, 2011 10:06 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Lawsuits Increase Bank Officer Risks and Liabilities

September 8th, 2011 2:23 PM

Here are the links:

Bank Officer and Director Liability.doc

FDIC Professional Liability Lawsuits .doc

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Legal Risks & Exposures Alleged to Affect Corelogic

September 6th, 2011 2:57 PM

Here are the links:

Legal Risks Affect Corelogic.pdf

Corelogic and BofA Consider Sales and Spin-offs.doc

Corelogic Explores Strategic Options.pdf

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Fed to Penalize Goldman Sachs for Mortgage Servicing Negligence

September 5th, 2011 8:23 AM

Here are the links:

Fed penalizes Goldman Sachs for Servicing Negligence.doc

Goldman faces monetary penalty from Fed.doc

Fed To Assess Penalty on Goldman For Foreclosure Abuses.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on September 5th, 2011 8:23 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Government Subpoenas 64 Large Banks, 17 Sued (so far) - Appraisal Abuses Alleged

September 2nd, 2011 1:12 PM

Here are the links:

Government Subpoenas 64 Banks.doc

Government To File Suit - As Many as 64 Banks.doc

WSJ U.S. Queries 64 Mortgage Securities Issuers.doc

FHFA Press Release.pdf

FHFA purposefully vague on Bank of America.doc

Investment Implications of FHFA Suing UBS.doc

Double Dip for MBS.doc

Josh Rosner - Liability May Be $30 Billion.doc

Why Banks Are Fighting Subpoenas .doc

FHFA Press Release 2.pdf

FHFA Sues 17 Banks Over Massive Mtg Losses.doc

FHFA v BoA Legal Complaint.pdf

Links to FHFA Legal Filings: http://www.fhfa.gov/Default.aspx?Page=110

Owner occupancy and LTV Ratio at Heart of FHFA Lawsuit.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on September 2nd, 2011 1:12 PMPost a Comment (0)

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How the USA Solved a Foreclosure Crisis After the Great Depression

August 30th, 2011 11:31 AM

A National Re-Appraisal Program That Allowed Under-Water Homeowners to Refinance at Lower Rates, With Strict UAD Type Neighborhood Ratings

Here are the Links:

From the New Deal - A Way Out of a Mess.doc

Roosevelts Rainbow Held No Pot of Gold.doc

The Fourth Neighborhood Rating was Red Per HOLC.doc

Appraisal Policies of the HOLC.pdf

Redlining and the Homeowners Loan Corp.pdf

National Archives Syracuse Property Rating.doc

Comparison of Today's Foreclosure Programs to Great Depression.doc

75 Years of IAAO History to Great Depression.doc

Congressional Report on Foreclosure Prevention.pdf

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 30th, 2011 11:31 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Foreclosure Sales Affects Overall Market

August 29th, 2011 9:50 AM

June 2001: 82 of 10,082 sales (0.81%) were distressed/foreclosure sales.

June 2011: 6,776 of 11,235 sales (60.3% were distressed/foreclosure sales.

Here is the link: Phoenix Foreclosure Sales.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 29th, 2011 9:50 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Interesting Case: Property Subdivided During Condemnation

August 29th, 2011 6:20 AM

Here is the link: Property Subdivided During Condemnation.pdf

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 29th, 2011 6:20 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Foreclosure Law Firms Seized & Placed in Receivership - See Photos, Stories & Lawsuits

August 26th, 2011 8:07 AM

Photos:

Law Firm Seized Photo 1.jpg

Law Firm Seized Photo 2.jpg

Articles:

AZ Department of Real Estate Foreclosure Scam Notice.doc

http://mortgagefraudblog.com/perp-walk/item/14591-another-firm-tries-its-hand-at-mass-joinder-lawsuits

http://mortgagefraudblog.com/perp-walk/item/14557-class-action-lawsuits-defraud-arizona-homeowners

http://oag.ca.gov/news/press_release?id=2552

Lawsuits:Complaint Aug 15 2011.pdf

CA-Kaslow_exhibit_1.pdf

CAKaslow_exhibit_2.pdf

CA-Kaslow_exhibit_3.pdf

CA_Kaslow_exhibit_4.pdf

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 26th, 2011 8:07 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Mortgage Fraud Up, Delinquencies Up, Loan Volume Down, PMI Suspended

August 23rd, 2011 7:06 PM

Earthquakes, Hurricanes - Oh My, What a Day!

Here are the Links:

FBI - Mortgage Fraud Still High.doc

Delinquincies Up Again.doc

Mortgage Volumes Down.doc

PMI Suspended.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 23rd, 2011 7:06 PMPost a Comment (0)

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AMC Litigation: FDIC v Corelogic; FDIC v LSI; others...

August 22nd, 2011 11:13 AM

Here are the links:

FDIC v Corelogic Lawsuit.pdf

FDIC v LSI Lawsuit.pdf

FDICs Big Appraisal Fraud Suit.doc

American Banker - AMCs Create More Problems Than They Solve.doc

Other cases: http://appraiserlaw.com/AMCCaseDocuments.aspx

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 22nd, 2011 11:13 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Latest Mortgage Fraud Scam: "Pretender Defender"

August 20th, 2011 6:36 AM

Here are the links:

Pretender Defender Mortgage Fraud Scams.doc

Mortgage Fraud Lawsuits Shut Down.doc

California AG Shuts Down Attorney Foreclosure Scam.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 20th, 2011 6:36 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Appeals Court Affirms Conclusions of Independent Expert Appraiser

August 18th, 2011 2:44 PM

Here is the link:

Appeals Court Affirms Independent Conclusions of Appraiser Expert.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 18th, 2011 2:44 PMPost a Comment (0)

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Mortgage Fraud Still Rampant: 6 Recent Cases

August 18th, 2011 6:09 AM

Here is the link:

Mortgage Fraud Still Rampant.doc

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 18th, 2011 6:09 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Straw Buyer Convinction Upheld by U.S. Court of Appeals

August 16th, 2011 8:50 AM

Borrower's appraisal deemed by the court to be fraudulent.

Here is the link: Straw Buyer Convicted in Mtg Fraud Scheme.pdf

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 16th, 2011 8:50 AMPost a Comment (0)

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Inflated Appraisals Lead to $627 Million Settlement By Wells Fargo - Largest to Date

August 15th, 2011 6:51 AM

The $627 Million represents the largest Mortgage related class action settlement to date and is in addition to a prior $590 Million securities settlement. Appraisal abuses at Golden West, World Savings & Wachovia alleged on page 74 of the complaint. Here are the links:

Wells Fargo Settlement Largest So Far.doc

Wells Fargo settles large suit.doc

wachovia_--_amended_bh_complaint05-28-2010class_act.pdf

Wells Fargo Settlement Agreement.pdf

Posted by Thomas Inserra on August 15th, 2011 6:51 AMPost a Comment (0)

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