UPDATE 2/17/11 - Man able to Foreclose Wells Fargo Office due to them not responding to his RESPA letter.
UPDATE - 1/28/11 - A post about Results from the Letter
I found this letter to send certified to your MERS Mortgage Servicer! If you are having any difficulties in paying your mortgage - Send this to your servicer! This should STOP any foreclosure proceedings against you!
****I have put together my letter exactly as it is below - I will be sending it out tomorrow Certified - I will keep everyone up to date on what is happening in regards to it.**** I suggest everyone do this - it shows we are Awake and Aware of the Fraud of MERS - it shows we are not dumb and we know they can not legally Foreclose on Anyone, in judicial or non-judicial states. I will also be sending this letter to certain attorneys I have had conversations with, regarding MERS***
Update - 12/6/10 - I sent my Certified Letter out today including getting a hard copy of the signed receipt!
I believe more people will have problems making their payments, due to the elected officials not feeling it is important enough and it would cost too much money, to extend unemployment benefits! Instead they are going to give money to Foreign Banks and Bailout the European Foreign banks. BUT, don't worry, all of us will be paying for those bailouts!
I found this at this link: http://www.debt-consolidation-credit-repair-service.com/forums/showthread.php?t=280456
This is the best letter I have seen yet - to me - they can not answer these questions and if they can not answer them, then they can not foreclose!
*** note if you do not escrow your taxes and insurance then just take that part out - use all the questions that apply to your MERS loan!***
The Letter to send certified mail with a return receipt to your mortgage servicing company!
Here's a letter my attorney gave which is what you use to derail mortgage servicers. You send this letter certified to your servicer and then wait. As he told me 90% of the time the servicer will not reply because if they do it will show all the hidden fees, charges and interest they have illegally applied to your account and which get hidden in your payoff amount or simply get overlooked with time.
This letter, if they fail to reply and later try to foreclose on you, creates a defense and countersuit for RESPA violations. You don't go after them for failing to respond...well you could...but its really something you keep in your back pocket for when you need it.
This letter, if they fail to reply and later try to foreclose on you, creates a defense and countersuit for RESPA violations. You don't go after them for failing to respond...well you could...but its really something you keep in your back pocket for when you need it.
This letter is a “qualified written request” under the Federal Servicer Act, which is a part of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 12 U.S.C. 2605(e). This request is made on the above referenced account. Specifically, I am requesting the following information:*Also note that mortgage servicers are required to fully answer all these questions within 60 days from the date they receive this letter in addition to acknowleding receipt of your request in the first 20 days. During that time they are forbidden to report late-pays to the bureaus as well.
1. A complete and itemized statement of the loan history from the date of the loan to the date of this letter including, but not limited to, all receipts by way of payment or otherwise and all charges to the loan in whatever form. This history should include the date of each and every debit and credit to any account related to this loan, the nature and purpose of each such debit and credit, and the name and address of the payee of any type of disbursement related to this account.
2. A complete and itemized statement of all advances or charges against this loan for any purpose that are not reflected on the loan history transaction statement provided in answer to question #1.
3. A complete and itemized statement of the escrow account of the loan, if any, from the date of the loan to the date of this letter, including, but not limited to, any receipts or disbursements with respect to real estate property taxes, fire or hazard insurance, flood insurance, mortgage insurance, credit insurance, or any other insurance product.
4. Have you purchased and charged to the account any Vendor’s Single Interest Insurance?
5. A complete and itemized statement from the date of the loan to the date of this letter of any forced-placed insurance and expenses related thereto, related in any way to this loan.
6. A complete and itemized statement from the date of the loan to the date of this letter of any suspense account entries and/or any corporate advance entries related in any way to this loan.
7. A complete and itemized statement from the date of the loan to the date of this letter of any property inspection fees, property preservation fees, broker opinion fees, appraisal fees, bankruptcy monitoring fees, or other similar fees or expenses related in any way to this loan.
8. Identify the provision under the Deed of Trust and/or note that authorizes charging each and every such fee against the loan.
9. Please attach copies of all property inspection reports and appraisals.
10. A complete and itemized statement of any and all post-petition arrears including each month in which the default occurred, and the amount of each monthly default.
11. A complete and itemized statement of any late charges to this loan from the date of this loan to the date of this letter.
12. The amount, if applicable, of any “satisfaction fees.”
13. A complete and itemized statement from the date of the loan to the date of this letter of any fees incurred to modify, extend, or amend the loan or to defer any payment due under the terms of the loan.
14. The current amount needed to pay-off the loan in full.
15. A full and complete comprehensible definitional dictionary of all transaction codes and other similar terms used in the statements requested above.
16. A complete and itemized statement of any funds deposited in any post-petition suspension account(s) or corporate advance account(s), including, but not limited to, the balance in any such account or accounts and the nature, source and date of any and all funds deposited in such account or accounts.
17. A complete and itemized statement from the date of this loan to the date of this letter of the amount, payment date, purpose and recipient of all foreclosure expenses, NSF check charges, legal fees, attorney fees, professional fees and other expenses and costs that have been charged against or assessed to this mortgage.
18. A complete and itemized statement of the amount, payment date, purpose and recipient of all fees for the preparation and filing of the original proof of claim, any amended proofs of claim, or any supplemental proofs of claim related to this mortgage.
19. The full name, address and phone number of the current holder of this debt including the name, address and phone number of any trustee or other fiduciary. This request is being made pursuant to Section 1641(f)(2) of the Truth In Lending Act, which requires the servicer to identify the holder of the debt.
20. The name, address and phone number of any master servicers, servicers, sub-servicers, contingency servicers, back-up servicers or special servicers for the underlying mortgage debt.
21. A copy of any mortgage Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all Disclosure Statements provided to any Investors with respect to any mortgage-backed security trust or other special purpose vehicle related to the said Agreement and any and all Amendments and Supplements thereto.
22. If a copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been filed with the SEC, provide a copy of SEC Form 8k and the Prospectus Supplement, SEC Form 424b5.
23. The name, address and phone number of any Trustee under any pooling or servicing agreement related to this loan.
24. A copy of the Prospectus offered to investors in the trust.
25. Copies of all servicing, master servicing, sub-servicing, contingency servicing, special servicing, or back-up servicing agreements with respect to this account.
26. All written loss-mitigation rules and work-out procedures related to any defaults regarding this loan and similar loans.
27. The procedural manual used with respect to the servicing or sub-servicing of this loan.
28. A summary of all fixed or standard legal fees approved for any form of legal services rendered in connection with this account.
29. Is this loan subject to any Electronic Tracking Agreement? If the answer is yes, then state the full name and address of the Electronic Agent and the full name and address of the Mortgage Electronic Registration System.
30. Is the servicing of this loan provided pursuant to any type of mortgage electronic registration system? If the answer is yes, then attach a copy of the mortgage electronic registration system procedures manual.
31. A copy of the LSAMS Transaction History Report for the mortgage loan account, with a detailed description of all fee codes.
32. Is this a MERS Designated Mortgage Loan? If the answer is yes, then identify the electronic agent and the type of mortgage electronic system used by the agent.
33. Is this mortgage part of a Mortgage Warehouse Loan? If so, then state the full name and address of the Lender and attach a copy of the Warehouse Loan Agreement.
34. Upon any default or notice of default, state whether or not the Mortgage Warehouse Lender has the right to override any servicers or sub-servicers and provide instructions directly to the Electronic Agent? If the answer is yes, then specifically identify the legal basis for such authority.
35. Is this mortgage part of a Whole Loan Sale Agreement? If the answer is yes, then state the name and address of the Purchaser, the Custodian, the Trustee, the Electronic Agent and any Servicer or Sub-Servicers.
You should be advised that you must acknowledge receipt of this qualified written request within 20 business days, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. Section 2605(e)(1)(A) and Reg. X Section 3500.21(e)(1).
You should also be advised that I will seek the recovery of damages, costs, and reasonable legal fees for each failure to comply with the questions and requests herein. I also reserve the right to seek statutory damages for each violation of any part of Section 2605 of Title 12 of the United States Code.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the Great information. Could you please tell me how to find out if your loan is with Mers.
Thank you so much and God Bless.
Cindy
There are two ways, you can plug their name in and do a search on the internet of your loan servicer. Most of the big names are MERS. You can also look at your closing papers and on the 2nd page of them - it will say the bank or owner of the mortgage. If it say Mortgage Electronic Registration Service - You are MERS!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherrie!
ReplyDeleteHome schooling is a smart choice these days.
You should also go and look at your title on the property. look to see the actual recorded sale of the mortgage. Great letter, just mailed mine out.
ReplyDeleteA RESPA qualified request is only valid if sent to the mortgagee within the first two years of the mortgage, per RESPA specifications.
ReplyDeleteThat may be the case but - look at this link - it is what the whole letter states it is about in the first place, which is disclosure of ownership etc. of the loan.
ReplyDeletehttp://classactiondefense.jmbm.com/2007/01/12_usc_2605servicing_of_mortga.html
It is what the first line states the letter is about, to the servicer.
It's almost a non-argument. In my own case in 2005, I did send a RESPA qualified letter to the bank (NOT the HIDC) and gave them the appropriate amount of time to respond. They, in fact, DID respond. They answered 3 of the questions and claimed the rest of the answers were 'proprietary' in nature. They proceeded to steam-roll over me and did foreclose.
ReplyDeleteIn my humble opinion the best way to fend off a foreclosure, is to have your mortgage examined for 'fatal errors', which are violations of RESPA, TILA, and FCRA. Yield spread premium, (if not fully disclosed on the good faith estimate) is THE mortgage killer. I did have my mortgage examined by a qualified person who actually drew up documents for mortgage companies; he did this on the side. I paid him approximately $200.00 bucks which I could barely afford at the time, but it was well worth it. Each violation effectly costs the bank (NOT the real party in interest)$2000.00 EACH. On my first mortgage there were 23. On the second mortgage there were 21. There was no YSP on the first mortgage, but there was an undisclosed YSP on the second. That was sweet.
When I contacted and went to see a consumer protection attorney (which everyone involved in foreclosure needs) I sat and explained for five minutes what the difficulty was, he stopped me and said they would take my case. It is fraud, plain and simple. Since then, the 2nd mortgage has been sold to Palisades Collections which is a vicious collection agency; one of the worst. They are not calling, or writing or anything else.
Can you please email me the person/s that conducted your audit. I am seeing people on the internet but I am hearing horror stories as well. Linda Ln2wee@Q.com
DeleteIf you look on the top right side of this blog. You will see the website and phone number for US Mortgage auditors. I got my audit done by Jesse.
DeleteWhoever wrote the above comment - I NEED YOU TO CONTACT ME ASAP! PLEASE! VERY IMPORTANT! I need to know more about your case and what is going on and the statutes of it!
ReplyDeletehi sherrie.luv your site.i only found your site a few months ago.it is the first page i look at for my news every morning.what a brave woman you are.i need to talk to you.how can i get your e-mail.i have a mortgage with BOA.MY MORTGAGE IS A FRAUD!!!i also have info for you.it is very hard to know who to trust for help.please get in touch.i live in pittsburgh.ginaf512010@hotmail.com thanks gina
ReplyDeletesherrie please get in touch with me.i do not know how to get in touch with you.i am pretty new at the computer.i am in pittsburgh.have a mortgage with the great BOA.I sent my certified letter today and a e-mail.i have info for you also.ginaf512010@hotmail.com thanks u are a brave woman.
ReplyDeleteGood job Sherrie
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this for everyone Sherrie.
We appreciate what you are doing to help expose the fraud.
Sincerely
George
does this letter get sent to MERS or to the actual servicing?
ReplyDeleteyou send it to your servicer, not MERS, send it certified! do it right away!
ReplyDeletesherrie will this letter wake up a sleeping lion?
ReplyDeletelitton loan is my servicer and i had a paralle legal look over the foreclosure compliant and did a MOTION TO DISMISS on my behalf after about 8 months we finally got a court date for the motion to dismiss and the hearing got canceled at the last minute should i still send this letter in or leave like that for now.
also have a few other homes, its been over a year and have no movement since the lis pendens (did motion to dismiss on all of them and havent heard anything else since then) please advise.
thank you in advance for your response and advise.
Jim. Tampa
I am not sure, if it will wake them up. It seems you are already in the process of fighting a foreclosure and seem to have it handled.
ReplyDeleteI am not a lawyer, I am simply someone trying to get the message out, like many others that the banks have committed fraud and foreclose illegally.
Please keep us informed in how you have handled it all. What paperwork have you used? Because it seems what you have used has been effective, if they are leaving you in your house without foreclosing.
Please email me and let me know your story in what paperwork you have filed etc.
sherriequestioningall at yahoo.com
Will I be able to send this to my new servicer? I live in Ga and MERS filed a fraudulent Assignment to Litton Loan because they foreclosed on my house last year. I got the foreclosure rescinded, Litton modified my loan last month and then promptly sold me to Green Tree.
ReplyDeleteHow did you get the foreclosure rescinded? Please email me at sherriequestioningall at yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThanks
Can this option be used if the house has already been foreclosed on?
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, no it would not. BUT what state are you in? There are class actions happening in various states and I know there are various attorneys who are/have been working on getting previous foreclosure class actions in all the non-judicial states.
ReplyDeleteNeed some help...where do I go at the court house to see if the lender has filed a foreclosure notice?
ReplyDeleteWhere do I go at the court house to find out if the lender has filed a foreclosure notice
ReplyDeleteGo to your county property records division of the court house. It is all on computers. Ask for everything they have including assignments.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it seems you would have gotten a certified letter with notification of foreclosure.
I did get a notification at one time...I went into chapter 13 bk for a few months...It got dismissed because it was to much for me to pay at that time...I got a letter from Litton in Nov 2010 stating they was going to accelerate the mortgage. I have not received a certified letter yet
ReplyDeleteAnything and everything you send to MERS is passed along to your banks and mortgage companies. Anyone looking to find out if you have a MERS loan and which servicer the loan belongs to, go to https://www.mers-servicerid.org/sis/
ReplyDeleteA MIN number is the Mortgage Identification Number, you will find that on either an assignment or your original mortgage. You can also do a search there with Property Address Only, Borrower Name and Property Address, or Borrower Name, SSN and Property Zip Code.
luis martinez
ReplyDeletei bought my house frome indymac in nov-6-2006 but later i fall behind and got into foreclosure
and wind up in foreclosure sale.
indymac sold it to deutsche bank for $1,000.00 which later i found out that actually deutsche is the investor.
now i am facing eviction.
anybody can call me at the followinng number:
917-254-2749 luis martinez
Need help...I got a letter from the Mortgage Servicing company...claiming the the full amount due as of the date of the letter...Funny thing...3 out of the 4 so called note holders is not on my note or the Deed of Trust...any help would be grateful
ReplyDeleteFrank I am not a lawyer I am simply trying to get info out and can not give advice as to how to handle that. I would advice contacting a lawyer or your local legal aid.
ReplyDeleteOk thanks
ReplyDeleteIs it good to have a Securitization Audit of your loan docs?
ReplyDeleteYes everyone should have one done Frank.
ReplyDeleteOk people here is part of my plan to delay this foreclosure until I get my ducks in a row..let me know what you think of this...here goes...I am in the process of filing a lawsuit against the lender and the so called new note holder. I will request a temporary restraining order when I file the lawsuit and asks the judge to delay the foreclosure sale until the date of my court hearing. I understand the Judge may also ask me to post a bond in case the lender suffers serious economic harm because of the delay(Yea Right). I will also ask the judge at my hearing for a preliminary injunction to postpone foreclosure until the lawsuit is over…I hope this will buy me some time to have a loan audit done.
ReplyDeleteWhat if i have an nod already sent to me? I am in california, a freddie mac loan
ReplyDeleteHad a hearing today...the Lawyer for Litton did not show up today and called the clerk of the court an hour before court saying the plaintiff paperwork was not in order...the county clerk of the court was not to happy..the court gave me a two month extension and canceled the sale date until after the court hearing....thank you Lord Jesus for this one...I need to file s suite quick,fast and in a hurry
ReplyDeleteIs it too late if the property is in redemtion period, there is one month left?
ReplyDeleteIda, contact an Attorney or your legal aid to find out. I don't know in a redemption. time, sorry.
ReplyDeleteOur mortgage servicer is PNC (was National City Bank at closing.) I have done a search on the MERS site & PNC is a member there. Also just did a property address search & found that Servicer: FNF Servicing, Inc is the servicer &
ReplyDeleteFreedom Mortgage Corporation, is the Investor. PNC isnt listed as the actual servicer at all. Why am I making my payments to them?
My pretender lender is up to no good...they keep pushing back the date of my foreclosure hearing...this is the 3rd time the date has been rescheduled...what gives...they also assigned the mortgage again...
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said... "A RESPA qualified request is only valid if sent to the mortgagee within the first two years of the mortgage, per RESPA specifications."
ReplyDeleteCheck your loan docs... if your loan docs dont have a time limit then you can request docs all you want!! Mine dont and Im sending a letter out soon.
I sent the RESPA letter to EMC they answered very few of the questions and said the rest was unavailable or considered proprietary. the loan transaction history they sent ended in 2008. They said Wells Fargo Bank is the investor for the loan, but MERs shows BOA and back in April just before our payments doubled they said JP Morgan chase was the new owner. Not in foreclosure yet, just missed one payment. Not sure what to do since they didn't answer and how they answer. Please help. Malbillar@aol.com
ReplyDeleteMalbillar - I have read how they have tried to say it is private info and they don't have to answer. But from my understanding they do have to answer all the questions.
ReplyDeleteI would contact your legal aid in your area and see if they can help.
Hi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteIs anybody has some positive news/case regarding MERS fraud in California/Orange County? I called several attorneys and they don`t really gave me any hope about against MERS fraud. They told me they don`t even file a quite title because it`s doesn`t work in Ca/OC. On of them told me the RESPA letter doesn`t work either because my loan is older than two years. Anybody can help me to find somebody who can help me? Thank you , Adam isotonix_opc3@me.com
Any/All go to www.myprivateaudio.com, plenty of information is available to assist with mortgage fraud
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