A Shot at the Title

The Title Companies are scrambling right now to try to verify the ability to have issued title insurance. After all, they sent the Notes and Deeds (allegedly) to the “lender” with a stamp of approval and clear title…right?

A Shot at the Title

By James Macklin
Secure Document Research

The Title Companies are scrambling right now to try to verify the ability to have issued title insurance.  After all, they sent the Notes and Deeds (allegedly) to the “lender” with a stamp of approval and clear title…right?

Along with the original mortgage loan file, these critical documents may evidence the beginning of the lack of disclosure that occurred in most of the loans written between 1999 and 2009.

Borrowers may want to contact the original title Company that handled their transaction and request a copy of the wire transfer of funds as received by the Title Company. Continue reading “A Shot at the Title”

Securitization: What is it?

The idea behind securitization is that a lender can make a loan and immediately sell the loan so that their capital is not tied up for 30 years. In reality it doesn’t quite work this way.

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The idea behind securitization is that a lender can make a loan and immediately sell the loan so that their capital is not tied up for 30 years.  In reality it doesn’t quite work this way.

In the classic securitization example, a company that originates loans sets up an agreement with a warehouse lender (GMAC, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, etc).  The agreement typically provides that the warehouse lender will provide the capital for the loan to the originator and the originator will provide the loan to the warehouse lender for securitization.

Continue reading “Securitization: What is it?”