Quiet Title Action
Quiet Title Action
Quiet Title Action
COUNTY OF MARICOPA
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Plaintiff,
v.
COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL, Bank of America (nominal Defendant),
INTUIT., INC,, D/B/A QUICKEN LOANS, CORNERSTONE
APPRAISAL SERVICES, TSI Appraisal Services, Rosa Reyes,
First American Title Insurance Corporation as title agent, closing agent,
title insurance carrier and nominal Trustee on Deed of Trust,
Christine S Quintero
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS)
Credco Reporting Services
JOHN OR JANE Does 1-1000, unknown investors
JOHN ROES 1-10, being undisclosed mortgage aggregators
(wholesalers), mortgage originators, loan seller, Trustee of Pooled Assets,
Trustee for holders of certificates of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations,
Morgan Stanley, as investment banker, et al, individually, jointly and severally
Defendants
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CASE NO:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. This case arises out of Defendants egregious and ongoing and far reaching fraudulent
schemes for improper use of of Plaintiffs identity, negligent and/or intentional
misrepresentation of appraised fair market value upon which Plaintiff was contractually
bound to rely and factually entitled to rely, fraud in the inducement, fraud in the execution,
usury, and breaches of contractual and fiduciary obligations as Mortgagee or Trustee on the
Deed of Trust, Mortgage Brokers, Loan Originators, Loan Seller,Mortgage
Aggregator, Trustee of Pooled Assets, Trustee or officers of Structured Investment
Vehicle, Investment Banker, Trustee of Special Purpose Vehicle/Issuer of Certificates of
Asset-backed Certificates, Seller of Asset-Backed Certificates (shares or bonds),
Special Servicer and Trustee, respectively, of certain mortgage loans pooled together in a
trust fund.
2. The participants in the securitization scheme described herein have devised business plans to
reap millions of dollars in profits at the expense of Plaintiff and other investors in certain
trust funds.
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9. Their purpose was solely to collect fees, rebates, kickbacks and profits that were never
disclosed to Plaintiff and have only recently been discovered by Plaintiff through
consultation with experts in securitization of residential mortgage loans, and diligent research
including the filings of some parties with the Securities and exchange Commission which
disclose the normal manner of operating this fraudulent scheme.
10. Plaintiff has repeatedly requested and demanded compliance with Qualified Written Requests
under Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and other applicable
state and Federal Statutes which the Defendants have either ignored or refused to
acknowledge or refused to resolve, copies of which demands are attached hereto as Exhibits.
and incorporated herein.
11. Plaintiffs Counsel and other professionals hired by Plaintiff have conducted interviews with
witnesses and have personally observed the practices and facts alleged herein. Besides the
obvious theft of identity which lies at the core of the pattern of conduct defining the
Defendants illegal and fraudulent scheme, it is observably obvious that the property was
appraised improperly, never verified despite stringent underwriting standards imposed by
Government Sponsored Entities (interim investors) with which the Defendants purported to
comply (and did not) to wit: the appraisal report attached hereto and incorporated herein
clearly shows the fair market value of the site (without improvements) quadrupling in less
than 24 months and then returning to original value within 6 months after the closing of the
loan transaction.
12. Further, no less than three legal persons apparently claim to have performed the appraisal
only two of which are shown to have received compensation and one of which is already
admitted as merely being a pass-through vehicle of Quicken Loans by which Quicken Loans
could claim, but not earn, additional undisclosed fees. Upon information and belief
Defendant Christina S. Quintero may have performed the only review for appraisal services
although the appraisal report was apparently produced by Defendant Cornerstone for a fee of
$450 onto which the stamped signature of Defendant Quintero appears. Quintero does not
claim to be an employee of Cornerstone and is believed by Plaintiff to be an independent
contractor. The settlement statement also reports an appraisal fee to Defendant TSI, which
is a vehicle through which Quicken Loans improperly charges borrowers undisclosed fees
and does not perform any work whatsoever.
13. The Loan Seller was named as the Payee on the subject promissory note and the beneficiary
under the mortgage terms allegedly securing the performance under the subject note. The
Trustee was named as the Trustee on the Deed of Trust executed at the time of the alleged
closing of the loan transaction. In accordance with State law, the Deed and terms of
security were recorded in the county records.
14. Notwithstanding the above, and without the knowledge of the Plaintiff, the Loan Seller had
entered into Assignment and Assumption Agreements with one or more parties and Pooling
and Service Agreements with one or more parties including but not limited to the mortgage
aggregator prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing of the subject loan
transaction.
14.1. Under the terms of these agreements, the Loan Seller received a sum of money,
usually on receiving an application for a loan equal to the gross amount of the loan
sought by Plaintiff plus a fee of 2.5% or more which was allocated to the subject loan
transaction.
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15. Contrary to the documents presented before and during the closing of the loan
transaction the Loan Seller was neither the source of funding nor the Lender.
15.1. Thus at the time of recording, the source of funding and the Lender was a different
entity than the nominal mortgagee or beneficiary under the deed of trust and was
neither named nor disclosed in any fashion.
15.2. The security for the loan thus secured an obligation that had been paid in full by a
third party. Said third party(ies) was acting as a financial institution or Lender
without even having been chartered or registered to do so despite regulations to the
contrary from laws and rules of State or Federal authorities and/or agencies.
16. Some form of documentation represented by the Loan Seller to the Mortgage Aggregator was
presented before or contemporaneously with the closing of the loan transaction. In some
cases the documentation included actual copies of the documents presented at Closing.
16.1. In most cases it consisted of either forged blank notes or vague descriptions of the
content of the notes that were placed into the pool of assets that would be
securitized.
16.2. Plaintiff has discovered numerous cases in which the loan closing either did not take
place at all or included documentation substantially different than the original offer
and acceptance and substantially different than what could have been reported to the
Mortgage Aggregator prior to the closing. Plaintiff has discovered numerous cases
in which foreclosure has proceeded despite the fact that no loan closing was ever
consummated, no papers were ever signed, or the loans were properly rescinded
properly under law.
17. Plaintiff does not know what version of documentation was presented to the Mortgage
Aggregator and if the Mortgage Aggregator took one or more varying descriptions of the
alleged loan documents into more than one pool of assets which was eventually sold for
the purpose of securitizing the assets of the pool which included the subject loan transaction
either once or more than once. Plaintiff has requested such information numerous times only
to be met with complete silence and defiance or obfuscation from the Defendants.
18. There is no assignment of the subject mortgage in the county records, but there is a nonrecorded Pooling and Services Agreement and a non-recorded Assignment and Assumption
Agreement which appears to substitute the Trustee over the pooled assets for the nominal
Trustee in the Deed of Trust.
18.1. The powers of this second Trustee were in turn transferred to either a Trustee for a
Special Investment Vehicle (which performed the accounting and reporting of the
pool assets) or to an investment bank Collateral Debt Obligation manager whose
department performed the accounting and reporting of the pool assets.
18.2. The reporting of the pool assets consisted principally of descriptions of the notes
signed by borrowers and limited descriptions of the general terms of the note such
that the note appeared to be more valuable than the initial terms of payment by the
borrower.
19. The note from the subject loan transaction was eventually allocated into a new corporation
(Special Purpose Vehicle) formed for the express purpose of holding the pooled assets under
certain terms.
19.1. The terms included the allocation of payments from one note to pay any deficiency in
payment of another note in unrelated loan transactions contrary to the terms of each
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such note which required payments to be allocated to the principal, interest, escrow
and fees associated with only that specific loan transaction.
19.2. Whether such deficiency was caused by the difference between the higher general
terms of description of the note or the lower actual payment requirements from the
borrower is not known, despite numerous requests for accounting and the refusal of
Defendants to provide any such information.
20. The Investment Banking firm arranged through payment for a false inflated appraisal of the
certificates and/or issuer of the certificates that would be sold to investors in much the same
way as it had procured the false appraisal of the property that secured the loan
transaction. In addition, insurance was purchased from proceeds of this transaction, credit
default swaps were purchased from proceeds of this transaction, the investors investments
were oversold to create a reserve pool from which the SPV could pay deficiencies in
payments, and the SPV created cross-collateralization agreements and overcollateralization
of the pool assets to assure payments to the investors, thus creating co-obligors on the
payment stream due from the Plaintiff on the subject loan transaction.
21. The pool assets, including the Plaintiffs subject loan transaction were pledged completely
to the owners of the asset-backed securities. All the certificates were then transferred to a
Seller who in turn sold the certificates in varying denominations, each of which had slightly
different terms depending upon which segment of the pool (tranche) secured the investment.
22. If there is a holder in due course of the Plaintiffs note arising from the subject loan
transaction it is the investors who purchased said securities (certificates). Some of said
securities are held by the original purchaser thereof, others were sold at weekly auction
markets, others were paid by re-sales of property that was secured, others were paid from
prepayments, others were paid by sale at full or partial price to the investment bank that
originated the entire transaction, some of which might be held by the Federal Reserve as nonrecourse collateral, and others might have been paid by one or more of the insurance, credit
default swaps, cross guarantees or cross collateralization of the segment of the pool that
secured the relevant investor who owned certificates backed by a pool of assets that included
the subject loan transaction.
23. It is doubtful that any of the Defendants have any knowledge or have made any effort to
determine whether the putative holders in due course have been paid in whole or in part. It
can only be said with certainty that these Defendants seek to enforce loan documents for
which they have already been paid in full plus illegal fees for participating in an illegal
scheme. These Defendants seek to add insult to injury by demanding ownership of the
property in addition to the receipt of payment in full long before any delinquency or default
even allegedly occurred.
24. In order for these Defendants to maintain legal standing in connection with the subject loan
transaction they are required to show the entire chain of title of the note and the entire chain
of title of the mortgage. They have refused to do this despite numerous requests, leading
PLaintiff to concluded that the Defendants cannot produce such evidence of a complete chain
of title or are intentionally withholding the information that would show breaks in such
chain.
25. Plaintiff is left in the position of being in an adversary proceeding with ghosts. While these
Defendants have informally offered or considered providing indemnification for any third
party claims, the fact remains that any relief awarded these defendants, any standing allowed
to these defendants would expose the Plaintiff to multiple claims and suits from an unknown
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number of parties and entities that all claim, possibly correctly, to the holders in due course.
Any grant of ac certificate of title to an entity other than Plaintiff or the nominal mortgagee
creates an incurable defect in title.
26. There is no recording of any document in the county records which predates the Defendants
attempt to initiate foreclosure and/or eviction or which would authorize them to proceed.
Significance of REMIC
27. Mortgage backed Securities (MBS) Certificates are pass through Certificates, where the
Trust has elected to be treated as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) to
enjoy the tax exempt status allowed under 15 U.S.C. 806A-G.
27.1. REMIC regulations impose very strict limitations as to the nature of the investments a
REMIC trust may make (i.e. permitted investments) and transactions which it may
not undertake (i.e. prohibited transactions).
27.2. Any violation of REMIC regulations has significant tax implications for the Trust, as
well as all Certificate holders. For example, any income realized by the Trust from a
prohibited transaction is taxed at 100%.
27.2.1. The REMIC regulations also provide that any entity that causes the REMIC
regulations to be violated is liable to the Trust and the Certificate holders for the
entire amount of the tax.
27.3. Only income from qualified mortgages and permitted investments may enter a
REMIC trust.
27.4. A qualified mortgage is an obligation (i.e. mortgage) which is principally secured by
an interest in real property which (1) was transferred to the Trust on the startup date,
(2) was purchased by the REMIC Trust within 3 months after the startup date or (3)
any qualified replacement mortgage.
27.5. Permitted investments are limited to:
27.5.1. Cash Flow Investments (i.e. temporary investment where the Trust holds money
it has received from qualified mortgages pending distribution to the
Certificateholders);
27.5.2. Qualified Reserve Assets (i.e. any intangible property which is held for
investment and is part of a reasonably required reserve to provide for full
payment of expenses of the REMIC or amounts due on regular interests in the
event of defaults on qualified mortgages or lower than expected returns on cash
flow investments.
27.5.2.1. These investments are for very defined purposes and are to be passive in
nature. They must be reasonably required.
27.5.3. Liquidation Proceeds from foreclosed property which is acquired in
connection with the default or imminent default of a qualified mortgage held
by the Trust.
28. In order to maintain the REMIC status, the Trustee and the Servicers must ensure that the
REMIC receives no income from any asset that is not a Qualified Mortgage or a Permitted
Investment. 26 U.S.C. 806F(a)(2)(B).
28.1. Prohibited Transactions include the disposition of a qualified mortgage (except where
the disposition is incident to the foreclosure, default, or imminent default of the
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mortgage); or the receipt of any income from an asset that is not a Qualified Mortgage
or a Permitted Investment. 26 U.S.C. 860F(a)(2)(B).
28.2. Prohibited Transactions are taxed in an amount 100% of the REMICs net income
from such prohibited transaction. 26 U.S.C. 860F(a)(1).
28.3. Contributions of any property e.g., cash, mortgages, etc. made to the REMIC are
taxed at 100% of the contribution, except for the four following exceptions:
28.3.1. Contributions to facilitate a clean up call (i.e. the redemption of a class of
28.3.2. regular interest, when by reason of prior payments with respect to those interests
28.3.3. the administrative costs associated with servicing that class outweigh the
benefits
28.3.4. of maintaining the class). Reg. 1.860G-2(j)(1).
28.3.5. Any cash payment in the nature of a guarantee, such as payments to the REMIC
Any violation of REMIC regulations will defeat the privileged tax status and
will subject the REMIC to 100% taxation, plus penalties and interest. These
taxes and penalties are ultimately borne by the Certificate holders. under a surety
bond, letter of credit or insurance policy.
28.3.6. Any cash contribution during the three month period after the start-up day; and
Any cash contribution to a qualified reserve fund made by a holder of a residual
interest.
29. On a monthly basis, the Investment Banking firm and/or its agents, servants or employees
compiled, individually and in concert, oversaw and approved all the information contained in
the Distribution Reports and electronically sent same to certain parties.
29.1. Based upon research performed by experts on behalf of the Plaintiff. the data
regarding the number of bankruptcies, aggregate Special Servicing Fees, and
aggregate Trust Fund Expenses was routinely incomplete, false, and/or misleading.
29.2. Further said report intentionally obfuscated the illegal allocation of payments, the
failure to disclose payments, and the effect on the alleged obligation of the Plaintiff, to
wit: despite numerous insurance products, credit default swaps, cross collateralization,
over collateralization and polling at multiple levels, money received by some or all of
these Defendants under the pretense of it being a Mortgage Payment was in fact
retained, reserved, applied to non-performing loans to make them appear as though
they were performing loans, or paid as fees to the enterprise Defendants described in
this complaint.
29.3. Based upon the failure of the Defendants to respond, Plaintiff has every
reason to believe that the party receiving the payments (Countrywide) is
neither the holder in due course of the note nor the owner of any rights under
the mortgage provisions of the deed of trust.
29.3.1. Further, Plaintiff has every reason to believe that her payments are not
being forwarded to the holder in due course of the note nor to any other
authorized party.
29.3.2. Accordingly Plaintiff is in jeopardy, to wit: the true holder in due course
and potentially dozens or even thousands of third parties could come
forward claiming an unsatisfied interest in the promissory note and may
or may not be subject to Plaintiffs various affirmative defenses and
counterclaims.
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29.3.3. In fact, research has revealed that in various states, such security
interests are being purchased by speculators who then seek to enforce
said liability, preventing the Plaintiff from claiming the most basic
defense, to wit: payment exactly as required by the terms of the note
which was cashed by the receiving party (Countrywide) apparently
without authority to do so.
29.3.4. Defendants have failed and refused to reveal the true source of funds for
the alleged loan transaction, further preventing Plaintiffs right of threeday rescission under the Truth in Lending Act because the real lender
has not been revealed and therefore the Notice of Rescission by the
Plaintiff has no authorized addressee.
29.3.5. The fact that the loan was table-funded without a disclosed source of
funds and without disclosing tens of thousands of dollars in fees all
contrary to the requirements of state and federal law was withheld from
plaintiff by Defendants and continues to be withheld by them. But for the
the expenditure of time, money and effort on research, Plaintiff would not
have discovered the various deceptions of the Defendants at the alleged
loan closing.
29.3.6. Plaintiff alleges the closing was an alleged loan closing because in fact
it was part of an undisclosed hidden illegal scheme to issue unregulated
securities (mortgage backed securities) based upon the negotiation of
non-negotiable notes, the terms of which had been changed, altered,
amended or modified AFTER the execution by the Plaintiff.
29.3.7. Defendants then purported to negotiate the note by adding terms which
allowed the proceeds of the note to be allocated to the payment of the
notes of other borrowers and adding co-obligors as aforesaid through
insurance, guarantees, additional collateralization and reserves all of
which were undisclosed, as aforesaid.
29.3.7.1. The note was not negotiable because it was no longer an
unconditional promise to pay by the original borrower. The terms
had changed, adding conditions to payment that were inherent in
the securitization process that Defendants fraudulently promoted.
29.3.8. Said negotiation of Plaintiffs note was in actuality the theft of her
identity to hide the vast number of toxic waste mortgages, notes and
obligations that the enterprise defendants were selling up through their
securitization chain.
29.3.8.1. The result of this was that notes from other borrowers wherein there
was virtually no possibility of performance were disguised as being
of the same class as Plaintiffs Note.
29.3.8.2. These disguised notes carried interest rates sometimes as high as
16.5% which under disguise were then sold to unsuspecting
investors as triple AAA investments providing the investor with
approximately 6-8% return.
29.3.8.3. By selling virtually worthless negotiable paper at par or in the case
of of toxic waste paper, 2-5 times par, the enterprise defendant
reaped profits in the hundreds of thousands of dollars on each such
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transaction. for example, if the toxic waste paper wold under cover
of Plaintiffs credit rating and identity was sold at an investment
return of 6% and the mortgage note carried a principal balance of
$300,000, the enterprise Defendants sold the investment
certificates on that loan for approximately $740,000 and thus
received $440,000 in illegal, fraudulent and undisclosed profits or
fees in a $300,000 mortgage transaction.
29.3.8.4. Thus the economics of mortgage origination changed, to wit: the
worse the loan, the more money the enterprise defendants made as
long as there were enough people, like Plaintiff, whose identify was
used to hide the high volume ( and high profit) of toxic waste loans.
29.3.8.5. It was thus in the financial interest of the enterprise Defendants to
create unrealistic and false market expectations, deceiving the
public as a whole in specified geographical areas of the country that
were identified by these enterprise Defendants as targets.
29.3.8.6. Since these illegal profits were not disclosed, the Plaintiff is entitled
to an accounting and a pro rate share of the profits obtained by the
illegal, improper and undisclosed use of her name, credit rating and
identity.
29.3.8.7. Based upon the opinion of Plaintiffs experts, Plaintiffs share of said
profits would be in excess of $1 million.
30. The Distribution Reports are supposed to accurately reflect the financial health of the trust,
and provide Certificate holders,with important data such as the number of loans in
bankruptcy, the aggregate amount of special servicing fees, and the aggregate amounts of
trust fund expenses. Each and every one of these categories is essential for to assess its profit
and loss potential in the REMIC entity. Furthermore, this data is used by bond rating
agencies to assess the value of the Certificates.
31. Based upon the filings and information of the Plaintiff it appears that no accurate accounting
has ever been presented to anyone and that therefore the identity and status of any putative
holder in due course is completely shrouded in secrecy enforced by these Defendants, their
agents, servants and employees.
31.1. Unreported repurchases of certificates or classes of certificates would and did result in
a profit to the REMIC that went unreported, and which was not credited to Borrowers
where the repurchase was, as was usually the case, the far less than the original
investment.
31.2. While the Plaintiff would never have entered into a transaction in which the true
nature of this scheme was revealed, any profits, refunds, rebates, fees, points, costs or
other income or gain should be credited on some basis to said borrowers including
Plaintiff herein.
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
32. The end result of the false and misleading representations and material omissions of
Defendants as to the true nature of the mortgage loan actually being processed, which said
Defendants had actual knowledge was in direct conflict with the original Uniform Residential
Loan Application, early TIL, and Plaintiff stated intentions and directions to said Defendants
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at the time of original application for the loan, fraudulently caused Plaintiff to execute
predatory loan documents.
33. At no time whatsoever did Defendants ever advise Plaintiff (nor, as far as Plaintiff can
determine, any investor in certificates of mortgage-backed securities) that:
33.1. the mortgage loan being processed was not in their best interest;
33.2. the terms of the mortgage loan being processed were less favorable than the fixed-rate
loan which Defendants previously advised Plaintiff that they qualified for;
33.3. that the mortgage loan was an inter-temporal transaction (transaction where terms,
risks, or provisions at the commencement of the transaction differ at a later time) on
which Plaintiff was providing cover for Defendants illegal activities.
33.4. that Plaintiff would likely be placed in a position of default, foreclosure, and
deficiency judgment regardless of whether she met her loan obligations once the true
lender or true holder(s) in due course appeared;
33.5. that the originating lender, that being Defendant Countrywide and/or Quicken Loans
and/or undisclosed third parties, had no intention of retaining ownership interest in the
mortgage loan or fully servicing same and in fact may have and probable had already
pre-sold the loan, prior to closing, to a third party mortgage aggregator pursuant to
previously executed documentation (Assumption and assignment Agreement, Pooling
Services Agreement, etc. all executed prior to Plaintiffs loan Closing.
33.6. that the mortgage loan was actually intended to be repeatedly sold and assigned to
multiple third parties, including one or more mortgage aggregators and investment
bankers (including but not limited to Defendants DOES 1-10), for the ultimate purpose
of bundling the Plaintiff mortgage with hundreds or perhaps thousands of others as
part of a companion, support, or other tranche in connection with the creation of a
REMIC security known as a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), also
known as a mortgage-backed security to be sold by a securities firm (and which in
fact ended up as collateral for Asset-Backed Securities Certificates, created the same
year as the closing);
33.7. that the mortgage instrument and Promissory Note may be sold, transferred, or
assigned separately to separate third parties so that the later holder of the Promissory
Note may not be in privity with or have the legal right to foreclose in the event of
default;
33.8. that in connection with the multiple downline resale and assignment of the mortgage
and Promissory Note that assignees or purchasers of the Note may make pay-downs
against the Note which may effect the true amount owed by the Plaintiff on the Note;
33.9. that a successive assignee or purchaser of the Note and Mortgage may not, upon
assignment or purchase, unilaterally impose property insurance requirements different
from those imposed as a condition of the original loan (also known as prohibition
against increased forced-placed coverage) without the Plaintiff prior notice and
consent;
34. As a result of the closing and in connection therewith, Defendants placed the Plaintiff into a
pool of a sub-prime adjustable rate mortgage programs, with Defendants intentionally
misleading Plaintiff and the other borrowers and engaging in material omissions by failing to
disclose to Plaintiff and other borrowers the fact that the nature of the mortgage loan
applications had been materially changed without Plaintiffs knowledge or consent, and that
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Plaintiff was being placed into a pool where the usual loan was an adjustable rate mortgage
program despite borrowers not being fully qualified for such a program.
35. Prior to the closing, Defendant Countrywide and/or Quicken Loans and/or undisclosed third
parties failed to provide to Plaintiff the preliminary disclosures required by the Truth-InLending Act pursuant to 12 CFR (also known as and referred to herein as Regulation Z) sec.
226.17 and 18, and failed to provide the preliminary disclosures required by the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) pursuant to 24 FR sec. 3500.6 and 35007, otherwise
known as the GFE.
36. Defendant Countrywide and/or Quicken Loans and/or undisclosed third parties also
intentionally failed and/or refused to provide Plaintiff with various disclosures which would
indicate to the Plaintiff that the consumer credit contract entered into was void, illegal, and
predatory in nature due in part to the fact that the final TIL showed a fixed rate schedule of
payments, but did not provide the proper disclosures of the actual contractually-due amounts
and rates.
37. Defendants failed and/or refused to provide a HUD-1 Settlement Statement at the closing
which reflected the true cost of the consumer credit transaction. As Defendants failed to
provide an accurate GFE or Itemization of Amount Financed (IOAF), there was no
disclosure of a Yield Spread Premium (YSP, which is required to be disclosed by the
Truth-In-Lending Act) and thus no disclosure of the true cost of the loan.
38. As a direct and proximate result of these failures to disclose as required by the Truth-In
Lending Act, Defendant MOTION received a YSP in a substantial amount of without
preliminary disclosure, which is a per se violation of 12 CFR sec. 226.4(a), 226.17 and 18(d)
and (c)(1)(iii). The YSP raised the interest rate which was completely unknown to or
approved by the Plaintiff, as they did not received the required GFE or IOAF.
39. In addition, the completely undisclosed YSP was not disclosed by Defendant in their broker
contract, which contract was blank in the area as to fees to be paid to Defendant. This is an
illegal kickback in violation of 12 USC sec. 2607 as well as State law which gives rise to all
damages claims for all combined broker fees, costs, and attorneys fees.
40. The Amount Financed within the TIL is also understated which is a material violation of 12
CFR sec. 226.17 and 18, in addition to 15 USC sec. 1602(u), as the Amount Financed must
be completely accurate with no tolerance.
41. Defendants were under numerous legal obligations as fiduciaries and had the responsibility
for overseeing the purported loan consummation to insure that the consummation was legal,
proper, and that Plaintiff received all legally required disclosures pursuant to the Truth-InLending Act and RESPA both before and after the closing.
42. Plaintiff, not being in the consumer lending, mortgage broker, or residential loan business,
reasonably relied upon the Defendants to insure that the consumer credit transaction was
legal, proper, and complied with all applicable laws, rules, and Regulations.
43. At all times relevant hereto, Defendants regularly extended or offered to extend consumer
credit for which a finance charge is or may be imposed or which, by written agreement, is
payable in more than four (4) installments and was initially payable to the person the subject
of the transaction, rendering Defendants creditors within the meaning of the Truth-InLending Act, 15 U.S.C. sec. 1602(f) and Regulation Z sec. 226.2 (a)(17).
44. At the closing of the subject loan transaction, Plaintiff executed Promissory Notes and
Security Agreements in favor of Defendants as aforesaid. These transactions, designated by
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Defendants as a Loan, extended consumer credit which was subject to a finance charge and
which was initially payable to the Defendants.
45. As part of the consumer credit transaction the subject of the closing, Defendants retained a
security interest in the subject property which was Plaintiff principal residential dwelling.
46. Defendants engaged in a pattern and practice of defrauding Plaintiff in that, during the entire
life of the mortgage loan, Defendants failed to properly credit payments made; incorrectly
calculated interest on the accounts; and have failed to accurately debit fees. At all times
material,
47. Defendants had actual knowledge that the Plaintiff accounts were not accurate but that
Plaintiff would make further payments based on Defendants inaccurate accounts.
48. Plaintiff made payments based on the improper, inaccurate, and fraudulent representations as
to Plaintiff accounts.
49. As a direct and proximate result of the actions of the Defendants set forth above, Plaintiff
overpaid in interest.
50. Defendants also utilized amounts known to the Defendants to be inaccurate to determine the
amount allegedly due and owing for purposes of foreclosure.
51. Defendants violations were all material in nature under the Truth-In-Lending Act.
52. Said violations, in addition to the fact that Plaintiff did not properly receive Notices of Right
to Cancel, constitute violations of 15 USC sec. 1635(a) and (b) and 12 CFR sec. 226.23(b),
and are thus a legal basis for and legally extend Plaintiff right to exercise the remedy of
rescission.
53. Defendants assigned or attempted to assign the Note and mortgage to parties who did not
take these instruments in good faith or without notice that the instruments were invalid or
that Plaintiff had a claim in recoupment. Pursuant to ORC sec. 1303.32(A)(2)(b)(c) and (f),
Defendants are not a holder indue course and is thus liable to Plaintiff, individually, jointly
and severally.
54. On information and belief and given that the consumer credit transaction was an intertemporal transaction with multiple assignments as part of an aggregation and the creation of a
REMIC tranche itself a part of a predetermined and identifiable CMO, all Defendants shared
in the illegal proceeds of the transaction; conspired with each other to defraud the Plaintiff
out of the proceeds of the loan; acted in concert to wrongfully deprive the Plaintiff of their
residence; acted in concert and conspiracy to essentially steal the Plaintiff home and/or
convert the Plaintiff home without providing Plaintiff reasonably equivalent value in
exchange; and conducted an illegal enterprise within the meaning of the RICO statute.
55. On information and belief and given the volume of residential loan transactions solicited and
processed by the Defendants, the Defendants have engaged in two or more instances of
racketeering activity involving different victims but utilizing the same method, means, mode,
operation, and enterprise with the same intended result.
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65.3. (c) satisfy all security interests, including mortgages, which were acquired in the
transaction.
66. Upon the true lenders full performance of its obligations under HOEPA, Plaintiff shall
tender all sums to which the true lender is entitled.
67. Based on Defendants HOEPA violations, each of the Defendants is liable to the Plaintiff for
the following, which Plaintiff demand as relief:
67.1. (a) rescission of the mortgage loan transactions;
67.2. (b) termination of the mortgage and security interest in the property the subject of the
mortgage loan documents created in the transaction;
67.3. (c) return of any money or property paid by the Plaintiff including all payments made
in connection with the transactions;
67.4. (d) an amount of money equal to twice the finance charge in connection with the
transactions;
67.5. (e) relinquishment of the right to retain any proceeds; and
67.6. (f) actual damages in an amount to be determined at trial, including
67.7. attorneys fees.
COUNT II: VIOLATIONS OF REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT
68. Plaintiff reaffirm and reallege paragraphs 1-52 above herein as if specifically set forth more
fully hereinbelow.
69. As mortgage lenders, Defendants are subject to the provisions of the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act (RESPA), 12 USC sec. 2601 et seq.
70. In violation of 12 USC sec. 2607 and in connection with the mortgage loan to Plaintiff,
Defendants accepted charges for the rendering of real estate services which were in fact
charges for other than services actually performed.
71. As a result of the Defendants violations of RESPA, Defendants are liable to Plaintiff in an
amount equal to three (3) times the amount of charges paid by Plaintiff for settlement
services pursuant to 12 USC sec. 2607 (d)(2).
COUNT III: VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TRUTH-IN-LENDING ACT
72. Plaintiff reaffirm and reallege paragraphs 1-52 above hereinabove as if set forth more fully
hereinbelow.
73. Defendants failed to include and disclose certain charges in the finance charge shown on the
TIL statement, which charges were imposed on Plaintiff incident to the extension of credit to
the Plaintiff and were required to be disclosed pursuant to 15 USC sec. 1605 and Regulation
Z
74. sec. 226.4, thus resulting in an improper disclosure of finance charges in violation of 15 USC
sec. 1601 et seq., Regulation Z sec. 226.18(d). Such undisclosed charges include a sum
identified on the Settlement Statement listing the amount financed which is different from the
sum listed on the original Note.
75. By calculating the annual percentage rate (APR) based upon improperly calculated and
disclosed amounts, Defendants are in violation of 15 USC sec. 1601 et seq., Regulation Z
sec. 226.18(c), 18(d), and 22.
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76. Defendants failure to provide the required disclosures provides Plaintiff with the right to
rescind the transaction, and Plaintiff, through this public Complaint which is intended to be
construed, for purposes of this claim, as a formal Notice of Rescission, hereby elect to
rescind the transaction.
COUNT IV: VIOLATION OF FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
77. Plaintiff reaffirm and reallege paragraphs 1-52 above as if set forth more fully hereinbelow.
78. At all times material, Defendants qualified as a provider of information to the Credit
Reporting Agencies, including but not limited to Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, under
the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. 65. Defendants wrongfully, improperly, and illegally
reported negative information as to the Plaintiff to one or more Credit Reporting Agencies,
resulting in Plaintiff having negative information on their credit reports and the lowering of
their FICO scores.
78.1. The negative information included but was not limited to an excessive amount of debt
into which Plaintiff was tricked and deceived into signing.
78.2. Notwithstanding the above, Plaintiff has paid each and every payment on time from
the time of the loan closing through the present.
79. Pursuant to 15 USC sec. 1681(s)(2)(b), Plaintiff are entitled to maintain a private cause of
action against Defendants for an award of damages in an amount to be proven at the time of
trial for all violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act which caused actual damages to
Plaintiff, including emotional distress and humiliation.
80. Plaintiff are entitled to recover damages from Defendants for negligent non-compliance with
the Fair Credit Reporting Act pursuant to 15 USC sec. 1681(o).
81. Plaintiff are also entitled to an award of punitive damages against Defendants for their willful
noncompliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act pursuant to 15 USC sec. 1681(n)(a)(2) in
an amount to be proven at time of trial.
COUNT VII: FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION
82. Plaintiff reaffirm and reallege paragraphs 1-52 above as if set forth more fully hereinbelow.
83. Defendants knowingly and intentionally concealed material information from Plaintiff which
is required by Federal Statutes and Regulations to be disclosed to the Plaintiff both before
and at the closing.
84. Defendants also materially misrepresented material information to the Plaintiff with full
knowledge by Defendants that their affirmative representations were false, fraudulent, and
misrepresented the truth at the time said representations were made.
85. Under the circumstances, the material omissions and material misrepresentations of the
Defendants were malicious.
86. Plaintiff, not being an investment banker, securities dealer, mortgage lender, mortgage
broker, or mortgage lender, reasonably relied upon the representations of the Defendants in
agreeing to execute the mortgage loan documents.
87. Had Plaintiff known of the falsity of Defendants representations, Plaintiff would not have
entered into the transactions the subject of this action.
88. As a direct and proximate cause of the Defendants material omissions and material
misrepresentations, Plaintiff have suffered damages.
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114.The real party in interest on the lender side may be the owner of the asset backed security
issued by the SPV, the insurer through some claim of equitable interest, or the Federal
government through the United States Department of the Treasury or the Federal Reserve.
The security is a "securitized" bond deriving its value from the underlying mortgages of
which the subject mortgage is one. Thus Plaintiff is entitled to quiet title against Defendants,
clearing title of the purported subject mortgage encumbrance.
115. Plaintiff is ignorant of the true names and capacities of defendants sued herein as DOES
inclusive, and therefore sues these defendants by such fictitious names. Plaintiff will amend
this complaint to allege their true names and capacities when ascertained.
116. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that, at all times herein mentioned,
each of the defendants sued herein was the agent and employee of each of the remaining
defendants and was at all times acting within the purpose and scope of such agency and
employment.
117. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereupon alleges that and each of the Defendants
claim or might claim an interest in the property adverse to plaintiff herein. However, the
claim of said Defendants is without any right whatsoever, and said Defendant have no legal
or equitable right, claim, or interest in said property.
118. Plaintiff therefore seeks a declaration that the title to the subject property is vested in
plaintiff alone and that the defendants herein, and each of them, be declared to have no estate,
right, title or interest in the subject property and that said defendants and each of them, be
forever enjoined from asserting any estate, right, title or interest in the subject property
adverse to plaintiff herein.
119. WHEREFORE, in this Count, plaintiff prays this Court will enter judgment against
defendants and each of them, as follows:
119.1. For an order compelling said Defendant, and each of them, to transfer or release legal
title and alleged encumbrances thereon and possession of the subject property to
Plaintiff herein;
119.2. For a declaration and determination that Plaintiff is the rightful holder of title to the
property and that Defendant herein, and each of them, be declared to have no estate,
right, title or interest in said property;
119.3. For a judgment forever enjoining said defendants, and each of them, from claiming
any estate, right, title or interest in the subject property;
119.4. For costs of suit herein incurred;
119.5. For such other and further relief as the court may deem proper
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RELIEF SOUGHT
WHEREFORE, having set forth numerous legally sufficient causes of actions against the
Defendants, Plaintiff pray for the entry of Final Judgment against all Defendants jointly and
severally in an amount not yet quantified but to be proven at trial and such other amounts to be
proven at trial, and for costs and attorneys fees; that the Court find that the transactions the
subject of this action are illegal and are deemed void; that the foreclosure which was instituted be
deemed and declared illegal and void and that further proceedings in connection with the
foreclosure be enjoined; and for any other and further relief which is just and proper.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
Plaintiff demand trial by jury of all matters so triable as a matter of right.
Respectfully submitted,
xxxxxxxxx, Plaintiff
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VERIFICATION
I,
am
the Plaintiff in the above-entitled action. I have read the
foregoing and know the contents thereof. The same is true of my own knowledge, except as to
those matters which are therein alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters, I
believe it to be true.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this
declaration was executed at CITY, STATE.
DATED:
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