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With the help of attorney Omar Arcia, she won her case. The lender decided to stop all legal proceedings against her because the documents were deemed fraudulent . Castro now owes nothing.

“The moment that we brought that information to light and we brought it to the judge, the parties resolved the case and in that particular case the bank agreed to forgive her entire mortgage debt,” Arcia said.

The attorney stressed the importance of investigating.

Episode One

Inside the epic rise of a new financial order -- and the trouble that followed.

Episode Two
How U.S. leaders struggled to respond to a financial crisis that caught them by surprise.

BLUEPRINT FOR 

ACCOUNTABILITY

The Wall Street-Washington Connection

The Wall Street-Washington Connection from Culture Project and Lannan Center on FORA.tv

From Georgetown University

Accountability is critical to democracy. At a time when grave challenges threaten American democracy, Culture Project presents “Blueprint for Accountability,” a series that asks “How can we empower ourselves to hold our leaders–in government, education and corporate institutions–accountable for the events of the past and the conditions of the future?”

With Eliot Spitzer, Matt Taibbi, Ron Suskind, Van Jones, Heather McGhee, Jesse LaGreca

This is most certainly not your average bank mortgage fraud story... this is my shocking true story of malicious victimization at the hands of IndyMac/West One Bank & counsel, their blatant fraud, and the complicity of the courts.

HUGE Oakland County Win Against Fannie and Freddie
In "First Of Its Kind" Lawsuit

Oakland County is celebrating a major win over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The county said U.S. District Court Judge Victoria Roberts ruled in favor of the county on Friday, saying the lenders were not exempt from the real estate transfer tax.

“They’ve cheated,” Meisner told Action News on Saturday. “It’s cost us Billions of dollars, and this is about taking one step toward recovering that and fighting back against the foreclosure crisis.”

Standing up to Banks.

Putting who owns what back in order.

"If these documents are certified by my office and used in court proceedings; if they are not right - it is fraud upon the court." - County Registrar Jeff Thigpen

Gretchen Morgenson: Wall Street Really Does Enjoy A Different Set of Rules Than The Rest of Us

Gretchen describes the Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) business model and it's adverse impact on the global economy.

Bank of America’s phony mortgages are as fraudulent as fake Prada purses —

 and they get away with it

VIDEO TEACH IN | 100 FACTS ABOUT SECURITIZATION

WITH LYNN SZYMONIAK AND LISA EPSTEIN

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces 

Homeowner Bill of Rights

The legislation is designed to protect homeowners from unfair practices by banks and mortgage companies and to help consumers and communities cope with the state's urgent mortgage and foreclosure crisis.

Joined by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, Attorney General Harris announced her sponsorship of six bills designed to guarantee: 

- Basic standards of fairness in the mortgage process, including an end to dual-track foreclosures 
- Transparency in the mortgage process, including a single point of contact for homeowners 
- Community tools to prevent blight after banks foreclose upon homes 
- Tenant protections after foreclosures 
- Enhanced law enforcement to defend homeowner rights - paid for by fees imposed on banks 
- A special grand jury to investigate financial and foreclosure crime 

"We don't want to be a warehouse of stolen property."- NC County Register Jeff Thigpen

North Carolina County Register Jeff Thigpen discusses the false documents filed in his county.

from HARRY's LAW

A small clip from an episode of Harry's Law. A women who lost her house due to the mortgage crisis, and her bank screwing her over with refusing to work something out, and makes a statement by robbing her bank.

The LIES of 2008

This Video describes how the public reacted to evictions during the 1930's... 

HOUSE OF PAIN

AG Coakley "also accuses these banks of forging documents and basically STEALING HOMES by virtue of their inability to legally prove the right to FORECLOSE by virtue of the documents that indicate their ownership . It has actually become impossible in the current system to answer that question."

BOMBSHELL: A Tale of Two Attorney Generals…. California and Florida

One Fights For Consumers - One Fights For Banks

from attorney Matt Weidner

After AG Bondi took office, foreclosures in foreclosure ravaged Florida jumped 150%!

Occupy LA Teach In with Professor William K Black

Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto
(the epitome of a state Attorney General)

Once Nevada made it a crime (a felony) to file improper paperwork with the courts,

 subject to 10 years in jail and fines of $10,000 per violation...
Foreclosures stopped

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