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Industry Leader Announces Great Strides Helping Homeowners Reduce Foreclosures And Achieve Affordable Mortgage Payments.

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Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (PRWEB) October 28, 2008

First Universal Lending, announced today that it has been achieving a large volume of success in it’s ongoing negotiations with lending institutions to help their clients with their loan modifications, and in particular has been conducting settlement conferences with lenders in the offices of First Universal.

First Universal Lending has built an extensive working relationship with a number of lenders and mortgage servicing facilities nationwide, and now has a number of them actually visiting their corporate office on a weekly basis to handle the large volume of clients directly.

First Universal Lending helps thousands of clients by handling the often tedious and difficult task of renegotiating their current mortgage terms with their existing lenders. This is accomplished through First Universals vast group of highly trained professionals, and state of the art software systems, all designed with the goal of achieving complete client record automation, and speed along with efficiency thus saving their clients from the hours and hours of back and forth dealings with their often unorganized and overburdened lender.

About First Universal Lending LLC

First Universal Lending LLC is a lender that has been servicing retail clients since 2002 and the wholesale and securitization enterprises dates back to 1994. With billions of dollars in transactions and a group of in excess of 200 in personnel, First Universal is a leading private company in the consumer finance industry. The firm is a member of the Better Business Bureau and after servicing in excess of 100,000 thousand clients the firm has a “B” Rating andhas a complaint rate of less than one half of one percent. The firm also has had additional strategic relationships throughout its existence with high profile lending institutions and service providers/counter parties, including Washington Mutual, Lehman Brothers, HSBC Bank, Goldman Sachs, mortgage division and the Lending Tree group of companies. The firm provides additional financial industry services through a number of other affiliated enterprises, including but not limited to, Emery Fed Inc., which is a division of Emery Federal Credit Union and Western Thrift & Loan — a depository institution that has the approval to provide loans through major financial institutions in the majority of all states in North America.

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The Mortgage Industry Secret that Prevents You from Getting a Loan

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Reno, NV (PRWEB) September 15, 2010

If your credit is good and youve tried to get a home loan, you may have found yourself in the perplexing position of being told you arent qualifiedeven if you are. Whats going on here? The answer is a secret problem in the mortgage-lending business called Repurchase Demands (loan buy-backs)and they are slowly strangling the industry. Thus, fewer loan products are available for the qualified borrower, says Scot Baker, a mortgage repurchase defense expert.

The problem started with the popping housing bubble in 2007. As the financial system collapsed, so did mortgage loans that had been securitized. This caused a systematic failure at Freddie Mac, Fannie and Ginnie Mae (the sources for FHA and VA loans). Congress demanded that these institutions become solvent after two major bailouts.

Today, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Mortgage Insurance Companies are pushing back on loans up to 5 years old to the aggregators (Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Chase, Bank of America, etc.), who in turn are forcing buy-backs on the originators (Main Street mortgage companies). In the first quarter of 2010, these agencies forced lenders to repurchase $ 3.1 billion in mortgages, up 64% from one year earlier. Additionally, Ginnie Mae pushed back $ 15.5 billion in loans in the first quarter 2010 versus $ 4.9 billion in the year ago quarter. To further complicate things, the FDIC is pushing back on loans they inherited from seized banks, most notably Indy Mac.

The effect of loan buybacks is far-reaching and one of the major obstacles to a housing recovery. Repurchase demands have led to fewer lenders, an increase in loan loss reserves, increased overhead to handle the buyback demands, fewer choices for the consumer, and a lack of loan product availability for everyone, especially the self-employed. The overall effect on lenders is to tighten guidelines, a move to more time-consuming underwriting of each file, and a reluctance to take reasonable risks.

The result: You cant get a loan, even if youre qualified.

Most of the trouble with bad loans in the past centered around stated income loans above 80% loan-to-value, loose underwriting guidelines and pricing models that enticed lenders to place borrowers in loans not in the borrowers best interest, Mr. Baker says. However, my company, Pyramid Quality Assurance, sees a large percentage of buy-back demands on loans the originating lender underwrote to the program rules and guidelines in place at the time. Facts arising after the loan originationsuch as job loss, new debt, misreading of the credit reports or closing documentsare being asserted as reasons for pushback. We help Main Street mortgage companies defend against repurchase demands.

An optimistic view is that the mortgage industry will deal with this issue for at least 2 more years. Realistically, it is likely that the high level of pushback will continue for 3 to 5 years, Baker said.

About Scot Baker

Scot D. Baker is Sr. V.P. of Business Development at Pyramid Quality Assurance, a full-service loan analytics firm specializing in Repurchase Defense and Quality Assurance. Mr. Baker has over 20 years of mortgage banking experience. He can be reached at 877.706.5791 X 214 or sbaker.pyramidqa.com.

About Pyramid Quality Assurance.

Pyramid Quality Assurance, LLC http://www.pyramidqa.com/index.html is a full service analytics firm with extensive experience in mortgage industry Quality Assurance programs and Loan Repurchase Defense. Our senior staff have successfully defended Repurchase Defense cases, saving our clients millions of dollars. The company utilizes a comprehensive analytical approach providing easily understood solutions tailored to our clients needs. PQAs process allows our clients to increase efficiencies, leading to increased profits, improved cash flow and lowered loan loss reserves. Pyramid Quality Assurance works with small to large banking and mortgage banking institutions, home builders and investors across the U.S.A.

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The Mortgage Industry Secret that Prevents You from Getting a Loan

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Reno, NV (PRWEB) September 15, 2010

If your credit is good and youve tried to get a home loan, you may have found yourself in the perplexing position of being told you arent qualifiedeven if you are. Whats going on here? The answer is a secret problem in the mortgage-lending business called Repurchase Demands (loan buy-backs)and they are slowly strangling the industry. Thus, fewer loan products are available for the qualified borrower, says Scot Baker, a mortgage repurchase defense expert.

The problem started with the popping housing bubble in 2007. As the financial system collapsed, so did mortgage loans that had been securitized. This caused a systematic failure at Freddie Mac, Fannie and Ginnie Mae (the sources for FHA and VA loans). Congress demanded that these institutions become solvent after two major bailouts.

Today, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Mortgage Insurance Companies are pushing back on loans up to 5 years old to the aggregators (Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Chase, Bank of America, etc.), who in turn are forcing buy-backs on the originators (Main Street mortgage companies). In the first quarter of 2010, these agencies forced lenders to repurchase $ 3.1 billion in mortgages, up 64% from one year earlier. Additionally, Ginnie Mae pushed back $ 15.5 billion in loans in the first quarter 2010 versus $ 4.9 billion in the year ago quarter. To further complicate things, the FDIC is pushing back on loans they inherited from seized banks, most notably Indy Mac.

The effect of loan buybacks is far-reaching and one of the major obstacles to a housing recovery. Repurchase demands have led to fewer lenders, an increase in loan loss reserves, increased overhead to handle the buyback demands, fewer choices for the consumer, and a lack of loan product availability for everyone, especially the self-employed. The overall effect on lenders is to tighten guidelines, a move to more time-consuming underwriting of each file, and a reluctance to take reasonable risks.

The result: You cant get a loan, even if youre qualified.

Most of the trouble with bad loans in the past centered around stated income loans above 80% loan-to-value, loose underwriting guidelines and pricing models that enticed lenders to place borrowers in loans not in the borrowers best interest, Mr. Baker says. However, my company, Pyramid Quality Assurance, sees a large percentage of buy-back demands on loans the originating lender underwrote to the program rules and guidelines in place at the time. Facts arising after the loan originationsuch as job loss, new debt, misreading of the credit reports or closing documentsare being asserted as reasons for pushback. We help Main Street mortgage companies defend against repurchase demands.

An optimistic view is that the mortgage industry will deal with this issue for at least 2 more years. Realistically, it is likely that the high level of pushback will continue for 3 to 5 years, Baker said.

About Scot Baker

Scot D. Baker is Sr. V.P. of Business Development at Pyramid Quality Assurance, a full-service loan analytics firm specializing in Repurchase Defense and Quality Assurance. Mr. Baker has over 20 years of mortgage banking experience. He can be reached at 877.706.5791 X 214 or sbaker.pyramidqa.com.

About Pyramid Quality Assurance.

Pyramid Quality Assurance, LLC http://www.pyramidqa.com/index.html is a full service analytics firm with extensive experience in mortgage industry Quality Assurance programs and Loan Repurchase Defense. Our senior staff have successfully defended Repurchase Defense cases, saving our clients millions of dollars. The company utilizes a comprehensive analytical approach providing easily understood solutions tailored to our clients needs. PQAs process allows our clients to increase efficiencies, leading to increased profits, improved cash flow and lowered loan loss reserves. Pyramid Quality Assurance works with small to large banking and mortgage banking institutions, home builders and investors across the U.S.A.

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The Mortgage Industry Secret that Prevents You from Getting a Loan

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Reno, NV (PRWEB) September 15, 2010

If your credit is good and youve tried to get a home loan, you may have found yourself in the perplexing position of being told you arent qualifiedeven if you are. Whats going on here? The answer is a secret problem in the mortgage-lending business called Repurchase Demands (loan buy-backs)and they are slowly strangling the industry. Thus, fewer loan products are available for the qualified borrower, says Scot Baker, a mortgage repurchase defense expert.

The problem started with the popping housing bubble in 2007. As the financial system collapsed, so did mortgage loans that had been securitized. This caused a systematic failure at Freddie Mac, Fannie and Ginnie Mae (the sources for FHA and VA loans). Congress demanded that these institutions become solvent after two major bailouts.

Today, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Mortgage Insurance Companies are pushing back on loans up to 5 years old to the aggregators (Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Chase, Bank of America, etc.), who in turn are forcing buy-backs on the originators (Main Street mortgage companies). In the first quarter of 2010, these agencies forced lenders to repurchase $ 3.1 billion in mortgages, up 64% from one year earlier. Additionally, Ginnie Mae pushed back $ 15.5 billion in loans in the first quarter 2010 versus $ 4.9 billion in the year ago quarter. To further complicate things, the FDIC is pushing back on loans they inherited from seized banks, most notably Indy Mac.

The effect of loan buybacks is far-reaching and one of the major obstacles to a housing recovery. Repurchase demands have led to fewer lenders, an increase in loan loss reserves, increased overhead to handle the buyback demands, fewer choices for the consumer, and a lack of loan product availability for everyone, especially the self-employed. The overall effect on lenders is to tighten guidelines, a move to more time-consuming underwriting of each file, and a reluctance to take reasonable risks.

The result: You cant get a loan, even if youre qualified.

Most of the trouble with bad loans in the past centered around stated income loans above 80% loan-to-value, loose underwriting guidelines and pricing models that enticed lenders to place borrowers in loans not in the borrowers best interest, Mr. Baker says. However, my company, Pyramid Quality Assurance, sees a large percentage of buy-back demands on loans the originating lender underwrote to the program rules and guidelines in place at the time. Facts arising after the loan originationsuch as job loss, new debt, misreading of the credit reports or closing documentsare being asserted as reasons for pushback. We help Main Street mortgage companies defend against repurchase demands.

An optimistic view is that the mortgage industry will deal with this issue for at least 2 more years. Realistically, it is likely that the high level of pushback will continue for 3 to 5 years, Baker said.

About Scot Baker

Scot D. Baker is Sr. V.P. of Business Development at Pyramid Quality Assurance, a full-service loan analytics firm specializing in Repurchase Defense and Quality Assurance. Mr. Baker has over 20 years of mortgage banking experience. He can be reached at 877.706.5791 X 214 or sbaker.pyramidqa.com.

About Pyramid Quality Assurance.

Pyramid Quality Assurance, LLC http://www.pyramidqa.com/index.html is a full service analytics firm with extensive experience in mortgage industry Quality Assurance programs and Loan Repurchase Defense. Our senior staff have successfully defended Repurchase Defense cases, saving our clients millions of dollars. The company utilizes a comprehensive analytical approach providing easily understood solutions tailored to our clients needs. PQAs process allows our clients to increase efficiencies, leading to increased profits, improved cash flow and lowered loan loss reserves. Pyramid Quality Assurance works with small to large banking and mortgage banking institutions, home builders and investors across the U.S.A.

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The Mortgage Industry Secret that Prevents You from Getting a Loan

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Reno, NV (PRWEB) September 15, 2010

If your credit is good and youve tried to get a home loan, you may have found yourself in the perplexing position of being told you arent qualifiedeven if you are. Whats going on here? The answer is a secret problem in the mortgage-lending business called Repurchase Demands (loan buy-backs)and they are slowly strangling the industry. Thus, fewer loan products are available for the qualified borrower, says Scot Baker, a mortgage repurchase defense expert.

The problem started with the popping housing bubble in 2007. As the financial system collapsed, so did mortgage loans that had been securitized. This caused a systematic failure at Freddie Mac, Fannie and Ginnie Mae (the sources for FHA and VA loans). Congress demanded that these institutions become solvent after two major bailouts.

Today, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Mortgage Insurance Companies are pushing back on loans up to 5 years old to the aggregators (Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Chase, Bank of America, etc.), who in turn are forcing buy-backs on the originators (Main Street mortgage companies). In the first quarter of 2010, these agencies forced lenders to repurchase $ 3.1 billion in mortgages, up 64% from one year earlier. Additionally, Ginnie Mae pushed back $ 15.5 billion in loans in the first quarter 2010 versus $ 4.9 billion in the year ago quarter. To further complicate things, the FDIC is pushing back on loans they inherited from seized banks, most notably Indy Mac.

The effect of loan buybacks is far-reaching and one of the major obstacles to a housing recovery. Repurchase demands have led to fewer lenders, an increase in loan loss reserves, increased overhead to handle the buyback demands, fewer choices for the consumer, and a lack of loan product availability for everyone, especially the self-employed. The overall effect on lenders is to tighten guidelines, a move to more time-consuming underwriting of each file, and a reluctance to take reasonable risks.

The result: You cant get a loan, even if youre qualified.

Most of the trouble with bad loans in the past centered around stated income loans above 80% loan-to-value, loose underwriting guidelines and pricing models that enticed lenders to place borrowers in loans not in the borrowers best interest, Mr. Baker says. However, my company, Pyramid Quality Assurance, sees a large percentage of buy-back demands on loans the originating lender underwrote to the program rules and guidelines in place at the time. Facts arising after the loan originationsuch as job loss, new debt, misreading of the credit reports or closing documentsare being asserted as reasons for pushback. We help Main Street mortgage companies defend against repurchase demands.

An optimistic view is that the mortgage industry will deal with this issue for at least 2 more years. Realistically, it is likely that the high level of pushback will continue for 3 to 5 years, Baker said.

About Scot Baker

Scot D. Baker is Sr. V.P. of Business Development at Pyramid Quality Assurance, a full-service loan analytics firm specializing in Repurchase Defense and Quality Assurance. Mr. Baker has over 20 years of mortgage banking experience. He can be reached at 877.706.5791 X 214 or sbaker.pyramidqa.com.

About Pyramid Quality Assurance.

Pyramid Quality Assurance, LLC http://www.pyramidqa.com/index.html is a full service analytics firm with extensive experience in mortgage industry Quality Assurance programs and Loan Repurchase Defense. Our senior staff have successfully defended Repurchase Defense cases, saving our clients millions of dollars. The company utilizes a comprehensive analytical approach providing easily understood solutions tailored to our clients needs. PQAs process allows our clients to increase efficiencies, leading to increased profits, improved cash flow and lowered loan loss reserves. Pyramid Quality Assurance works with small to large banking and mortgage banking institutions, home builders and investors across the U.S.A.

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Total Mortgage Identifies Key Trends in the Mortgage Marketplace in 2011

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Milford, CT (PRWEB) January 12, 2011

Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading national mortgage lender featuring some of the lowest mortgage rates available, today highlighted five key trends likely to impact the mortgage industry and housing market in 2011.

The mortgage and housing markets continue to be impacted by the housing crisis, which has fundamentally and permanently altered these businesses, commented John Walsh, President of Total Mortgage Services. In 2011, we expect the mortgage and housing markets to continue to undergo rapid changes. However, those who are able to rise to these challenges and opportunities will be able to survive and prosper in the new year.

2011 Mortgage Industry Trends


Quality mortgage brokers will survive and remain relevant: Mortgage brokers, who are committed to extensive product knowledge, ethical behavior, and the highest levels of customer service, provide significant value to borrowers throughout the mortgage process. Without the mortgage broker, competition amongst lenders will diminish. Mortgage brokers have the ability to shop for the best rates and products at a variety of mortgage lenders. This allows individual borrowers to obtain access to a wide array of products and rates. It also creates competition between lenders that benefits borrowers through lower rates and better products. The many benefits that brokers provide to borrowers help to ensure their continued relevance in the competitive mortgage industry.

National Mortgage Complaint Center Warns All US Homeowners About Refinancing Scams Foreclosures & Says Time for Justice for Greedy Banks

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(Vocus/PRWEB) February 01, 2011

The National Mortgage Complaint Center says, “as we enter 2011 we have a lot of really serious concerns related to US homeowners, consumers wishing to purchase a home, and accountability for what got us into this mess in the first place. Things have not improved, and if not the homeowners-the taxpayers should be steamed.” They say, “what concerns us is Federal, or State Law Enforcement are doing little, to nothing about mortgage refinance scam artists, or foreclosure scam artists offering access to interest rates that do not exist, and or foreclosure programs, that require money up front-for nothing.” They say, “what do state, or federal regulators, who are supposed to be protecting consumers, do all day long? They sure and the hell are not doing much to regulate all of this nonsense, and we think all US homeowners, and or taxpayers better wise up. One way, or another you are all paying for this baloney, and will be for as long as you live.” http://NationalMortgageComplaintCenter.com

Refinancing: The National Mortgage Complaint Center says, “we think now would be a very smart time to refinance, because we think the realities of the Middle East meltdown mean much higher oil prices, inflation, and interest rates. Even if the US stock market has a meltdown-we think rates are going up-not down–because a Middle East meltdown probably means higher oil prices, and inflation.” They say, “if you see some advertisement for a 3% mortgage-its not a 30 year fixed product, we consider it to be false advertising, and its high time federal, or state regulatory agencies shut these firms down for false, or misleading advertising.” http://NationalMortgageComplaintCenter.com

Foreclosures: The National Mortgage Complaint Center says, “in 2011 we will see a record, or close to a record number of foreclosures. We expect an additional price decline of about 10% nationwide. The true national unemployment rate is north of 15%. Add in the Middle East meltdown, and 2011 is starting to look like a train wreck.” They say, “and no–if someone has not made their mortgage payment for a year, or more-why should it be the taxpayers responsibility to bail them out?” However, the National Mortgage Complaint Center says, “there is one exception to this not paying your mortgage payment. In this instance, it applies to 10,000’s of US homeowners stuck in a home with toxic Chinese drywall in the US Southeast. Haven’t heard about toxic Chinese drywall? Well there is a good reason why most US citizens have not yet heard about the toxic Chinese drywall disaster–President Obama has forgotten to mention it one time in public since taking office. Not to worry-we think its in all 50 states-so everyone will know about it one of these days.” They say, “toxic Chinese drywall is the absolute worst environmental disaster to ever impact US homeowners, and here’s the good part—–US banks stuck with a toxic Chinese drywall foreclosures in places like Florida–are simply reselling these toxic homes-As Is-no mention of the fact the home could be lethal to the homeowner, or their children-so the house just becomes a foreclosure all over again.” For more information on the toxic Chinese drywall disaster please visit the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center at http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.com.

On The Topic Of Greedy Banks Investment Bankers & Accountability: The National Mortgage Complaint Center says, “in case you missed it, all of the big time Wall Street investment bankers, banks, international finance people had a big party in Switzerland last week. Apparently they all had a really good 2010. There is one slight problem, we think the US taxpayer picked up the bar tab.” They say, “back in 2006-even 2007, US securities rating agencies were giving questionable Alt A mortgages a triple A rating, just so foolish pension funds would buy these soon to be greatly discounted, or worthless securitized mortgages.” The group says, “the same people/firms at the free bar in Switzerland last week, were telling investors, and the US consumers, the US real estate party would go on forever back in 2006, and even 2007. They were all lying through their teeth, and now the US taxpayer gets stuck with trillions? We say its time for indictments!” http://NationalMortgageComplaintCenter.com

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Where is it All Going? Fannie & Freddie, Mortgage Markets and Private Mortgage Securitization Webinar

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 18, 2011

Discussion with Chris Russell, Senior Policy Advisor to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and GSEs.

Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/593341790

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Brookstone Law, PC: Obama Administrations Mortgage Deal Could Exclude Borrowers from Future Action Against Banks

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Newport Beach, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 02, 2011

Recent media reports that the Obama administration is trying to reach an agreement with banks over mortgage-servicing breakdowns highlights the need for homeowners facing foreclosure to have legal counsel prior to any settlement, according to Vito Torchia, Jr. managing attorney of Brookstone Law.

According to media reports, the Administration’s proposed settlement would require banks and loan servicers to bear the cost of write downs but gives banks the freedom to determine what those modifications will be. Those servicers would include mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as investors in loans that were securitized by Wall Street firms. Settlement terms remain in development and regulators are looking at up to 14 servicers that could be a party to the settlement.

Brookstone Law, PC, has filed a mass joinder lawsuit against Bank of America, potentially the most significant and precedent setting legal action taken against lenders as a result of the national foreclosure crisis. The lawsuit alleges Bank of America (BOA) and its subsidiary Countrywide Financial Corporation (Countrywide) perpetrated a massive fraud, also constituting unfair competition upon borrowers that devastated the values of their residences, resulting in the loss of net worth, and that BOA and Countrywide intended to deprive numerous rights and remedies for the problems they caused the borrowers. The case is Wright et al. v. Bank of America, N.A. et al., case no.30-2011-00449059-CU-MT-CXC filed in Orange County Superior Court.

Now that the U.S. Government is discussing settlements that will defuse lawsuits against the banks that specifically challenge aspects of mortgage securitization, the broken chain of title or MERS, principal reduction is the most important aspect of any settlement, said Vito Torchia, Jr. Until banks and servicers fully embrace principal reductions, the thousands of homeowners who are underwater will continue to struggle and that will keep the housing market and our economy down for years.

According to media reports in the Wall Street Journal, Federal agencies have been scrutinizing the nation’s largest banks over breakdowns in foreclosure procedures that erupted last fall and last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency raised concerns over inadequate staffing and weak controls over foreclosure processes. In 2008, BOA settled claims worth more than $ 8.6 billion for loans allegedly involving predatory lending practices committed by Countrywide, which it acquired that year.

Any settlement could be among the largest ever against the mortgage industry especially since some are pushing for banks to pay billions or fund a comparable amount of loan workouts, said Vito Torchia, Jr. If a single settlement cannot be reached, it is likely different federal agencies will still seek smaller penalties through regular enforcement channels, so banks could face the prospect of lawsuits from state attorneys general, which means homeowners need for expert legal counsel will be just as great after any settlement as it is now.

ABOUT BROOKSTONE LAW, PC

Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., and with offices in Los Angeles, Calif., and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Brookstone Law, PC is a law firm comprised of attorneys with experience and success in business, corporate and personal finance, employment, entertainment and media, art and museum, intellectual property and real estate law. The firm has a network of more than 40 affiliate attorneys nationwide and employs highly trained specialists, paralegals, paraprofessionals and administrative staff dedicated to serving clients. For information, call (800) 946-8655 or visit Brookstone-Law.com (http://www.brookstone-law.com).

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Global Debt Registry Responds to 60-Minutes Segment on the Failure of Documentation in Mortgage Backed Securities — A Solution Exists

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Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) April 11, 2011

Global Debt Registry (GDR) has a solution to fix the documentation issues raised in the broadcast of 60 Minutes on CBS, Sunday, April 3, 2011. GDRs patent pending solution is designed to facilitate both legally rebuilding existing faulty mortgage titles that have been securitized and to properly record all such assignments for past and future transactions. Our solution will give peace of mind to investors, regulators, consumers, and bank participants. Once broadly implemented, GDRs solution will:

1) inject integrity and transparency into the management and validation process for the recording and multiple assignments of mortgages that occur(red) during the origination and securitization process;

2) flood county governments with recording and assignment fees by managing required filings of all past and present MERS assignments as well as new filings at a time when every county needs new sources of revenue;

3) will solve the banking industrys problem surrounding proof of ownership on securitized mortgage documents; and

4) be the catalyst to revive the private sector global securitization market providing desperately needed liquidity to the economy.

Global Debt Registry is uniquely positioned to solve the problem surrounding the inability to identify the owners of mortgages that have been or will be securitized in the future, said Mark Parsells, Executive Chairman of GDR and former senior banking executive at Citigroup, Bank One and American Express. The industry wants to do the right thing to protect consumers as well as the assets entrusted to them by shareholders of their respective companies they just havent had a solution that will accomplish both of those goals until now.

GDRs solution is clean and simple. The Company provides a central repository in which all mortgage originators can register mortgages that are marked to be securitized. Then, as the mortgage begins its journey through the securitization process, GDR will ensure that each transfer is properly recorded and assigned in the appropriate counties. Each county will be paid the fees that are required by the purchaser. GDR will house the electronic records of each transfer in our highly scalable and secure database. This will ensure that each and every mortgage that is securitized will be transferred properly with the appropriate assignee and showing that each time the mortgage traded hands that it is in the appropriate county records and that all required government service fees have been paid.

In 2006, Global Debt Registry (GDR) began development of a new enterprise platform built to track ownership, ensure traded data validity, and centralize document management for account and portfolio level transactions on consumer debt. Since then, GDR introduced its new platform to the consumer receivables industry and now supports more than sixty debt buying and servicing companies in all fifty states. GDR offers a new standard for tracking debt ownership with superior data recording and documentation management capabilities compared to existing systems.

In January of 2011, the company received a provisional patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office on technologies in its most recent platform Release GDR 5.1. GDR is on VISAs Customer Information Security Program List of Compliant Service Providers. Visas Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards are the banking industrys highest standards for protecting confidential consumer Personally Identifiable information (PII).

Weve delivered a revolutionary data- and document-management platform with unmatched security and scalabilityeffectively redefining the standards for tracking and managing securitization transactions in the global financial services industry, said Greg Ousley, CEO of Global Debt Registry. Our patent-pending technology delivers integrity to the issuing/originating, servicing, and selling of debt/securities, including tracking mortgage ownership, servicing rights, and related key data and documentation.

The most widely used system for tracking assignments/ownership and servicing rights of mortgages was introduced in 1996 requiring users to participate in little more than an electronic handshake with minimal oversight. The huge growth in demand for mortgage-backed securities created time pressures that led to weak and faulty documentation highlighted in the 60-Minutes piece. GDR recognizes that weakness and designed a system with numerous real-time quality assurance points to ensure transactional integrity, transparency, and protections for all parties. While millions of legacy mortgages and their supporting documentation are destined for the courts in the months and years ahead, 100 percent of GDRs registered mortgages will be managed under the financial industrys most stringent data security requirements in a process proven to meet the federal rules of evidence, including strict adherence to the Pooling and Service Agreement requirements and verification of legally required filings with county recorders.

GDR offers its services to all those seeking a proven, carefully measured solution to the issues facing the securitization industry today. For more information about Global Debt Registry please visit http://www.globaldebtregistry.com or contact Denis Concannon, Public Relations at 781.413.0002, dconcannon@globaldebtregistry.com.

Additional Information

For an on line video of the mortgageownership segment broadcast by 60-Minutes, visit CBS News at 60-Minutes. For additional comment regarding the segment, visit CBS News on line at 60-Minutes Overtime.

For a free white paper by Attorney Daniel J. Langin summarizing the flaws in the securitization process that led to the halting of foreclosure cases throughout the country, please visit White Paper 2 – Securitization. In this second paper in a series, Attorney Langin looks closely at securities litigation in MBS, potential tax and trust law violations, and pending legislation with argument for the creation of a new standard for documenting assignment and authenticating ownership of mortgage accounts in securitizations.

About Global Debt Registry

Global Debt Registry was founded in 1996 and is backed by a $ 5 Billion private equity fund. GDRs customizable, patent pending platform provides a comprehensive Data Integrity, Chain of Title, and Turnkey Media Management solution to the Mortgage and Accounts Receivable Industries. Our mission is to deliver significant consumer protections as well as measurable ROI benefits to all of our clients.

About Attorney Daniel J. Langin

Daniel J. Langin is the principle of Langin Law Firm, LLC with more than 22 years of experience in private and corporate practice. Experience includes positions as General Counsel of two technology companies (GeoAccess and INSUREtrust.com), Global IT Law Manager for USF&G and St. Paul Insurance Companies, and several years as a trial lawyer. He has spoken and published on issues of technology and commercial law and policy in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel, and has been quoted by CNN, USA Today, CIO, Computerworld, Boardwatch, and the Boston Business Journal. He is a former member of the Aspen Institutes Internet Policy Project. For more information, see http://www.langinlaw.com or contact Daniel at (913) 661-2430 or dlangin(at)langinlaw(dot)com.

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