News Topic: FinanceLawforNotSoDummies

How much is GOLD worth? Or even more basic, why is gold worth anything ? Why does the Pound Sterling or the Euro or the U.S. or Canadian Dollars have value? Only because "we" say so! ... Read full article

In his article, in the Tuesday November 15 th edition of the New York Times, about foreclosures, David Streitfield discloses t ... Read full article

Now that all of the drama of the Goldman Sachs vs Congress (actually Sen. Carl Levin) is over, what did it all mean. More importantly, WHO CARES? (well, I actually do but it's my job to care). ... Read full article

All of the news of late has been about the so-called "robo-signers" at mortgage companies dealing in 23 "judicial foreclosure states", and the impact that an unknown number of potentially improper foreclosures will have on our alre ... Read full article

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In the on-going saga of the Making Home Affordable Program, which spawned HAMP and HARP, no less a giant in news than the New York Times, carried what seems to be directly contradictory information about the program's success/failure. ... Read full article

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Has anybody stopped to look at real people , and not just to discuss economic theory. ... Read full article

There were two "complimentary" articles yesterday - one in American Banker, entitled " MBS Trustees Push JPMorgan Chase for Access to Loan Files", the other from RealtyTrac's Agent Advocate newsletter announcing, ... Read full article

Rep Randy Neugebauer, Chairman, House Financial Services Oversight Subcommittee, said it is time for the government to admit its foreclosure prevention efforts are a failure and should be shut down. ... Read full article

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As a solo practitioner I must acknowledge my work limitations; I cannot compete against the 40th floor Boston or other big-city law firms. ... Read full article

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Reverse Mortgage - a mortgage that goes backwards? In a real sense YES! ... Read full article

As a solo practitioner I must acknowledge my work limitations; I cannot compete against the Boston or other big-city law firms employing 20 or more attorneys. ... Read full article

There has been movement in some state courts to shore-up the failure of the legislation enacting the Making Home Affordable program initiatives to modify loans ( ... Read full article

The latest news and business reports say that "the economy is improving. All economic indicators show..." If that is true, and not just hype, as the commercial for a credit card asks, "What do you have in your wallet?" ... Read full article

(See entire posting on this issue at February 10, 2009) ... Read full article