Friday, February 09, 2007

"Fraudera Ranch"

You've got to read this post at Bubble Markets Inventory Tracking [excerpt]:

12 Quartz Ln., Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
--05/2004: purchased for $421,500.
--06/2005: purchased for $530,000 by Angelica, associate of "The Family."
--06/2005: Angelica immediately deed the title to Janneth.
--01/2006: sold to Saul the truck driver for $630,000.
--07/2006: NOD filed, Saul just committed a first payment default.
--11/2006: REO
--Total Profit: $100,000 for "The Family."
There's more. Much more. To the tune of a profit for this family of around half a million dollars.

Tons of it at Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Casey Serin blogged his shenanigans.

Check out the Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter. Twenty mortgage lenders gone bust in the past couple-three months.

Hang onto your hats. We haven't seen the bottom yet.

UPDATE: I fixed the nonworking link. Sorry 'bout that.

1 comment:

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