The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has announced it's ending the Independent Foreclosure Review, apparently on the basis it's inconclusive. The OCC left the review in the hands of the banks: how was this "independent"? It wasn't , and as such, I hope it wasn't the polity which had to pay for this show-boat exercise in futility. 

This material looks at the doctrine of merger including  the ramifications of credit bids in foreclosures and deed of trust trustees selling liens.  It also touches on WA SC's recent decision on MERS as beneficiary in Washington state deeds of trust.  

Since MERS entered the Consent Order with the U.S. Dept of the Treasury in April of  2011, its  members may no longer foreclose in MERS' name.  This material looks at how the members are dealing with this situation.  

This material looks at favoritism to one class of citizens at the expense of another in

enforcement of  Law in regard to foreclosures.     

This material discusses the duties of the deed of trust trustee and what documentation he should be reviewing. If the trustee received those documents, it would benefit all of us. Well, most of us.

This material discuss the MERS'-crafted deed of trust, the laws of agency, and the

statute of frauds.

The court was not amused upon learning the person who signed the "MERS" assignment was in fact an employee of a processing company, and was not an employee of MERS. This is the first time I've seen this particular issue addressed head-on in a case.

This material deals with an almost certain wave of new challenges to foreclosure and its subsequent impact on re-sales of foreclosed properties.

MERSCorp, which is the parent of MERS Inc., has entered into  a 7 year contract with a company called "Genpact".  MERS has engaged in the largest case of corporate malfeasance in history.