FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
Somehow, despite the unanimous and unequivocal decision penned by Justice Scalia for the the US Supreme Court, people are still not getting it. The burden of proving a bad rescission is on the banks and if they don’t do it within 20 days, the questions are over. But lawyers and homeowners refuse to take yes for an answer, even when it comes from a unanimous Supreme Court, the highest court in the land the final word on any subject.
Instead of the Banks bringing the required lawsuit to challenge the rescission within 20 days which in nearly all cases expired long ago, homeowners and lawyers are letting themselves get ensnared with interpretations of TILA that might prevent a homeowner from thinking he or she can send of enforce a notice of rescission that would have been enforced — if they had only asked.
Since 2007 I have repeatedly said in connection with foreclosure defense, don’t accept the burden of proof. Hundreds of judges and thousands of lawyers expressed their contempt for my analysis, which they called wishful thinking. Events have proven me right in every respect. The courts are increasingly finding for the homeowner in foreclosures.
AND the rescission remedy is exactly what I said it was — a nuclear bomb in finance that the banks cannot do anything about except try to scare people into not using it.Don’t over analyze this. Don’t accept the burden of proof. AND in this case — TILA rescission — you have specific authority NOT to accept the burden of proof. Yet lawyers and homeowners are making the mistakes of hundreds of judges before them. They are applying common law rules for rescission to a statutory remedy that is very clearly NOT common law rescission.
These are all self defeating questions, in my opinion. TILA doesn’t stop you from sending a notice of rescission nor does TILA require you to interpret the statute of limitations whether the property is primary residence, whether the loan was a purchase money mortgage etc. It only provides that as far as the actions of the homeowner are concerned, he or she need only send a letter cancelling the loan and that the letter is the same as a court order — by operation of law.All the legal arguments and questions arising out of who should have been able to send a notice of rescission are questions that the Banks must raise within 20 days of the notice of rescission. If they fail to raise those issues, the issues are waived.
The answer is technically that the act of sending a notice of rescission applies regardless of whether your particular mortgage in fact qualifies for rescission or not. If it does not qualify, the rescission is STILL EFFECTIVE until challenged by the banks within the 20 day window. We have not seen such a challenge ever filed in any court.Hence the rescission would be upheld under the US Supreme Court decision because it is effective when dropped in the mailbox and consumers of loans are not required to be lawyers or have a lawyer when they want to cancel the loan. If the rescission is improper the creditor has 20 days to make its claim. After that it is waived and the homeowner is entitled to enforce a rescission — even one that MIGHT have been determined ineffective, had it been properly challenged.
It is the technical legal procedure that puts virtually all borrowers in the driver’s seat. You only need any arguable basis for sending the rescission. Being wrong does NOTHING to effectiveness of the rescission unless a judge says so during the 20 window in which the creditor MUST file their challenge. After that it is all about enforcement of a rescission, which, by operation of law, is valid and effective despite any defects the creditor might want to point out to the court.
This is one of many examples of why the rescission package is essential and why the advice from people who know nothing about the law, nothing about the Jesinowski decision and nothing about rescission other than “what they have heard” is so important. And it is why we have received nearly a thousand inquiries about our program.
If you have a loan, it is subject to rescission.
I did not realize this was going out to the masses. Thank you for the calls and responses. I do have an attorney who is in the case but always welcome input.
Have a great day and thanks for your calls. Yea, I know it doesn’t make sense, but yes it happened and probably 98.99% of all Foreclosures are fraudulent.
Have a great day.
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http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-684_ba7d.pdf
http://www.law360.com/articles/610983/a-closer-look-at-supreme-court-s-jesinoski-opinion
Yes read the statute and the exceptions and the jesinoski supreme court decision.
Caz, on April 14, 2015 at 11:45 am said:
jg: clearly you need an attorney. Why haven’t you gotten one? If what you say is true, you shouldn’t have trouble getting representation.
I live in Santa Barbara. I sent Recession in 2012. My loan was paid in full with mortgage life insurance a World Savings agent sold us a month or two after our refinance.
jg: When did you take out the refi?
Why did you rescind?
What would have been the claim date on the mtg life insurance?
It took 3 years for World/Wachovia to apply insurance and acknowledge 0 owed.
jg: why did it take three years? What was happening during those three years? Were you being dunned by anyone? In what manner did w/w acknowledge the application of insurance? In writing?
Wells Fargo who NEVER sent me one bill filed a NOD. They not only filed a NOD, they also reported to 3 credit bureaus for 2 years that I was making payments to them with 0 past due over 87 months.
jg: I’d get a new credit report and hang on to any I already have.
your new attorney will help you get a new credit report
They stole my home and Sherriff lock out happened Jan 22, 2015. I had to put my 14 year old Lab down as well as my 16 year old cat. I had to rehome 3 other animals. My quite lab Buddy and I are now homeless instead of living in my home of 26 years that was paid in full with mortgage life insurance that we purchased and was applied when my co owner and husband of 20 years passed away 7 years ago.
Any ideas for my situation??
jg: yes. call an experienced personal injury attorney in your area.
first get whatever docs you have together, including docs from closing, especially your HUD 1 Settlement Statement and definitely anything related to the mtg life insurance. Make a nice and tidy
list of events in chronological order for the attorney. Make a copy of that list and on the copy, interject any comments you’d like the attorney to consider. You might first run this stuff by a legal aid place in your area to see if they think you have a cause of action. Then find the attorney with a reputable firm if legal aid can’t represent you. You might be better off with a large firm or at least someone with some moolah because sometimes personal injury attorneys will advance funds in anticipation of a judgment in their client’s favor and sounds like you could use some. Both legal aid and the lawyer should have some resources to get you off the street. Don’t give anyone any originals from the loan or insurance unless good explanation is offered.
You may certify copies yourself if need be that you make and give anyone.
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Hello,
I live in Santa Barbara. I sent Recession in 2012. My loan was paid in full with mortgage life insurance a World Savings agent sold us a month or two after our refinance.
It took 3 years for World/Wachovia to apply insurance and acknowledge 0 owed.
Wells Fargo who NEVER sent me one bill filed a NOD. They not only filed a NOD, they also reported to 3 credit bureaus for 2 years that I was making payments to them with 0 past due over 87 months.
They stole my home and Sherriff lock out happened Jan 22, 2015. I had to put my 14 year old Lab down as well as my 16 year old cat. I had to rehome 3 other animals. My quite lab Buddy and I are now homeless instead of living in my home of 26 years that was paid in full with mortgage life insurance that we purchased and was applied when my co owner and husband of 20 years passed away 7 years ago.
Any ideas for my situation??
Thank you in advance for you comoassion and response.
Cynthia 805-689-7384
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I cant wait to see the communities put judges in jail for bribery.
“If you have a loan, it is subject to rescission”. For Pete’s sake, read the statute!
More nonsense from someone who has absolutely no clue what he’s talking about.
Come on suckers, drink some more Kool-Aid and BUY!