Posted on 26 May 2011. Tags: 18%, bank of america, BENNU, corporations, foreclosure fraud, foreclosures, hedge funds, investors, jpmorgan chase, LLC, scheme, tax, tax liens
Denver Post-
Nearly a dozen major banks and hedge funds, anticipating quick profits from homeowners who fall behind on property taxes, are quietly plowing hundreds of millions of dollars into businesses that collect the debts, tack on escalating fees and threaten to foreclose on the homes of those who fail to pay.
The investors, which include Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, have purchased from local governments the right to collect delinquent taxes on several hundred thousand properties, many in distressed housing markets, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund has found.
In many cases, banks and hedge funds created new companies to do their bidding.
In exchange for paying overdue real-estate taxes, the investors gain legal powers to collect the debts and levy fees. At first, property owners may owe little more than a few hundred dollars, only to find their bills soaring into the thousands. Some jurisdictions tack on bills, such as for water, sewer and sidewalk repair.
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Posted on 28 April 2011. Tags: 18%, adam levitin, BENNU, cayman islands, corporations, foreclosure fraud, foreclosures, hedge funds, investors, irs, LLC, mbs, mortgage backed securities, off shore, Real Estate Mortgage Conduits, REMICs, scheme, tax, tax liens, United States of America-Internal Revenue Service
We saw this coming for a bit now…
(Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service has launched a review of the tax-exempt status of a widely-held form of mortgage-backed securities called REMICs.
The IRS confirmed to Reuters that the review comes in response to mounting evidence that banks violated tax requirements by mishandling the transfer of mortgages to REMICs, short for Real Estate Mortgage Conduits.

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Posted on 19 October 2010. Tags: 18%, bank of america, BENNU, corporations, foreclosure fraud, foreclosures, hedge funds, investors, jpmorgan chase, LLC, scheme, tax, tax liens
By Fred Schulte
Huffington Post Investigative Fund
Posted: 10/19/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT
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Nearly a dozen major banks and hedge funds, anticipating quick profits from homeowners who fall behind on property taxes, are quietly plowing hundreds of millions of dollars into businesses that collect the debts, tack on escalating fees and threaten to foreclose on the homes of those who fail to pay.
The investors, which include Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, have purchased from local governments the right to collect delinquent taxes on several hundred thousand properties, many in distressed housing markets, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund has found.
In many cases, banks and hedge funds created new companies to do their bidding.
In exchange for paying overdue real-estate taxes, the investors gain legal powers to collect the debts and levy fees. At first, property owners may owe little more than a few hundred dollars, only to find their bills soaring into the thousands. Some jurisdictions tack on bills, such as for water, sewer and sidewalk repair.
Some states allow the investors to bill for up to 18 percent interest and a passel of legal fees and other charges. When property owners fail to make full payment, the investors can sue to foreclose — in some states within as little as six months.

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