Category Archives: procedural hurdles

Wells Fargo Sues EMC as Trustees Start Playing Ball with RMBS Investors; Servicers Still Holding Out

Will we look back at this point in the mortgage crisis fallout as the turning point for RMBS investors?  With the news that Wells Fargo, as securitization trustee, has sued EMC Mortgage in Delaware Chancery Court over loan files, trustee … Continue reading

Posted in Bear Stearns, Deutsche Bank, emc, FDIC, Investor Syndicate, loan files, private label MBS, procedural hurdles, putbacks, rep and warranty, repurchase, Trustees, WaMu, Wells Fargo | 3 Comments

Bank of America Fires Off Response to BlackRock and PIMCO Demand Letter, Accuses Lawyer of "Ulterior Agenda"

In a response that can only be described as indignant, Bank of America fired back on November 4 at the group of investors that demanded that Countrywide/BofA repurchase loans in connection with $47 billion worth of private-label mortgage backed securities.  … Continue reading

Posted in Attorneys General, BlackRock, BofA, Countrywide, Event of Default, Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, Kathy Patrick, MBS, PIMCO, procedural hurdles, rep and warranty, repurchase, servicers, specificity | Leave a comment

Full Text of BlackRock, PIMCO Letter to Bank of New York and Bank of America Available

Below, please find the full text of the letter sent by Kathy Patrick and the law firm of Gibbs & Bruns to Bank of New York and BofA/Countrywide on behalf of private label mortgage investors, including BlackRock, PIMCO, MetLife, Freddie … Continue reading

Posted in Bank of New York, BlackRock, BofA, bondholder actions, Countrywide, Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, Kathy Patrick, loan modifications, MetLife, PIMCO, private label MBS, procedural hurdles | 6 Comments

PIMCO, BlackRock, New York Fed To Demand That BofA Repuchase Faulty Non-Agency Mortgages

Private label residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) investors, including BlackRock, PIMCO, and the New York Fed, are expected to join MetLife, Inc. in its efforts to force BofA to repurchase defective subprime and Alt-A mortgage loans originated by Countrywide and … Continue reading

Posted in Bank of New York, BlackRock, BofA, demand letter, Event of Default, Investor Syndicate, Kathy Patrick, PIMCO, procedural hurdles, rep and warranty, repurchase, RMBS, servicer defaults, Trustees | 7 Comments

New York Judge Tosses Greenwich Suit Against Countrywide Over Loan Modifications For Failure To Follow PSA Procedure

In a ruling dated October 7, 2010, New York County Supreme Court Judge Barbara R. Kapnick tossed out Greenwich Financial’s lawsuit against Countrywide.  The suit sought a declaratory judgment that Countrywide had to repurchase any loans that it modified pursuant … Continue reading

Posted in Bank of New York, BofA, bondholder actions, Countrywide, Greenwich Financial Services, loan modifications, motions to dismiss, procedural hurdles, settlements, William Frey | 6 Comments