Taimi Fa'agata 'Zombie' Aofa'i aitalafu ma Zombie Fa'alua mokesi Fa'asao.¶

O le mauaina o se fa'amata'u i le fa'amasinoga i luga o se pepa aitalafu 10 tausaga po'o se pili fa'afoma'i, po'o le tatalaina fa'afuase'i o le Fa'asilasilaga o le Default and Foreclosure i se mokesi lona lua le leoa po'o le Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) e te le'i fa'alogoina mai talu mai le 2009, o se fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i tau tupe. I Amerika i Matu, Europa, ma Ausetalia, o lo'o fa'atau e le au fa'atau aitalafu ni fa'amaumauga o aitalafu e le'i fa'amautu fa'aletonu ma mokesi lona lua o lo'o moe "80/20" mo pene i le tālā ma fa'alauiloa ai fa'aputuga maualuga po'o fa'apolopolo. I mataupu tau aitalafu a le zombie, e tasi le $5 "faamaoni" totogi poʻo se folafolaga tusitusia e totogi e mafai ona toe faʻatūina faʻatulafonoina se tulafono faʻatapulaʻa o tapulaʻa ma tuʻuina atu oe i se faamasinoga atoa. I mataupu zombie lua mokesi, e fa'atali le au fa'atau tupe tu'uoti se'ia si'itia le tau o lou fale, fa'amau i le 10 i le 15 tausaga o tului toe fa'afo'isia ma totogifuapauina i tausaga e leai ni fa'amatalaga fa'alemasina na tu'uina atu, ma fa'atulaga se fa'atautu'i i lou fale. O le taofia o fa'amata'u e lua e mana'omia ai le fa'atulafonoina o le puipuiga o noataga i lalo o le CFPB Regulation F, fa'amaonia le Truth in Lending Act (TILA) Regulation Z periodic-statement rule e faasaga i tului toe fa'afo'isia, lu'iina le motusia o le promissory note filifili o suafa, ma le fa'atinoina o puipuiga fa'aletulafono e tetee atu i le toe fa'afouina.

Fai nei loa¶

1. Puipui lou saogalemu pe afai e sau se tagata e aoina aitalafu po o se server process i lou faitotoa. Afai e sau se tasi i lou fale e fai mai o ia o se tusi saisai, leoleo leoleo, po o se tagata asiasi meatotino ma musu e alu ese pe faia ni taufaamatau faaletino, alu i totonu, loka lou faitotoa, ma valaau lou nuu. numera fa'afuase'i (911 i le Iunaite Setete ma Kanata, 112 i Europa atoa, 999 i Peretania, 000 i Ausetalia). Taofi ia le itiiti ifo i le 2 mita (6.5 futu) le mamao i tua o se faitotoa loka.
2. Aua le totogiina se tala se tasi, faataga se $5 "faamaoni" aitalafu, pe sainia soʻo se faʻamaoniga i luga o se aitalafu tuai. I le tele o setete o le Iunaite Setete, itumalo o Kanata, ma pulega faʻatulafonoina, faia e tusa lava pe $1 se vaega totogi poʻo le sainia o se folafolaga tusitusia e totogi i luga o se aitalafu faʻatapulaʻa taimi toe toe faʻafoʻi le tulafono faʻatulafonoina o aitalafu mo le tele o tausaga i le faʻatapulaʻaina o le aitalafu oe mo le paleni atoa ma tului.
3. Toso lau lipoti aloa'ia e tolu ma siaki le Aso o le Uluai Fa'aletonu (DOFD). A'o le'i tali atu i se tagata e aoina aitalafu e le'i fa'amaonia, ia fa'amaonia le masina ma le tausaga na muamua fa'aletonu ai le teugatupe ma e le'i fa'aolaina. I lalo o le feterale Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681c), o le tele o aitalafu lē fa'amaonia e tatau ona fa'amama tumau mai lau lipoti fa'aletupe 7 tausaga fa'atasi ma le 180 aso pe a mae'a le Aso o le Uluai Fa'asalaga, tusa lava po o le a le tele o taimi e toe fa'atau atu ai le aitalafu.
4. A fa'amata'u i le tapunia o se mokesi lona lua moe po'o le HELOC, lafo se Talosaga Tusitusi Fa'apitoa (QWR), Talosaga mo Fa'amatalaga (RFI), ma Fa'asilasilaga o Sese (NOE) i le taimi lava lena. I lalo o le Tulafono o Fa'atonuga o Fa'ato'aga Fa'ato'aga (**RESPA, 12 CFR Sections 1024.35 ma le 1024 ua tu'uina atu i le tusi fa'ailoga i le ce 1024.35 ma le 1024). QWR/NOE tuatusi e mana'omia: (a) le ulua'i tusi fa'atalafeaga vaitusi susu ma fa'amaoniga uma, (b) le atoa o le totogiina o nogatupe ma le tala fa'asolopito, © kopi o so'o se pepa 1099-C Fa'aleaogaina o aitalafu po'o fa'asilasilaga o le "Totogi-Off" na tu'uina atu, ma (d) fa'amatalaga fa'aletausaga o fa'amatalaga uma i masina ta'itasi.
5. Auina atu se FDCPA 30-Day Debt Validation Demand and Time-Barred Cease Letter. I totonu o le 30 calendar days o le isi vaega lona tolu o le tagata e aoina mai aitalafu po o le mokesi faʻatau aitalafu muamua faʻafesoʻotaʻi, meli mai se Tusi Faamaonia e finauina ai le aitalafu i lalo ole 15 U.S.C. Vaega 1692g ma fa'atonuina latou fa'amaonia le filifili o le pule ma taofi uma telefoni (silasila i Fa'alavelave a le au aitalafu).
6. Aua le amana'iaina se samania a le faamasinoga po o se Fa'asilasilaga o le Fa'atautoga Fa'amaumau. E tusa lava pe fa'agata fa'aletulafono se aitalafu po'o se mokesi lona lua, o le tulafono fa'atapula'aina o se fa'atotonuga le puipuiga i le tele o pulega fa'afaamasinoga (o lona uiga e tatau ona e fa'atupuina i le fa'amasinoga po'o se fa'amasinoga e taofi ai se fa'atauga e le fa'amasinoina, po'o le fa'amasinoga e le fa'a-fa'amasinoga). Mo laasaga mokesi mokesi, tagai Fa'asilasilaga fa'amuta, fa'ataga mokesi, ma fa'aitiitia tupe gau.

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    B -->|"Nogatupe Le Fa'amautu (Kati Fa'aaitalafu, Foma'i, Nogatupe a le Tagata Lava Ia, Fa'aletonu Ta'avale)"| C["Totogi ZERO ma saini E LEAI SE MEA; siaki Aso o le Uluai Solitulafono (DOFD) ma le Setete o Fa'atapula'a"]
    C --> D{"Ua mae'a le Tulafono o Tapula'a a le Setete / Itumalo?"}
    D -->|"Ioe: Taimi-Taimi Zombie Debt"| E["Auina atu Feeseesea'iga Fa'amaonia Taimi & Taofi Feso'ota'iga; lipoti so'o se tagi tau fa'amata'u i lalo ole CFPB Reg F"]
    D -->|"Leai: I totonu o le Tulafono o Tapulaa"| F["Auina atu 30-Aso FDCPA Debt Validation Demand; saunia le Tali pe a tu'uina atu i se tusi samania"]
    B -->|"Zombie mokesi Lua / 80-20 Piggyback Nogatupe / Old HELOC"| G["Auauna le RESPA Fa'asilasilaga o Sese (NOE), Talosaga mo Fa'amatalaga (RFI), ma le FDCPA Validation Demand vave."]
    G --> H{"Pe na fa'atopetopeina ea e le tagata na tu'uina atu ai tupe le nonogatupe pe le mafai ona lafo fa'amatalaga fa'alemasina a le TILA mo le tele o tausaga?"}
    H -->|"Sa faatelevaveina le nonogatupe i tausaga ua mavae"| I["Fa'ailoa mokesi Meatotonu Tulafono o Tapula'a (fa'ata'ita'iga, NY FAPA / setete 4-i-6 tausaga fa'avavevave pa)"]
    H -->|"E leai ni fa'amatalaga fa'alemasina na tu'uina atu i tausaga ta'oto"| J["Talosaga CFPB TILA Reg Z Ta'ita'iga: Mana'omia le aveesea o tului ma totogifuapauina uma na fa'atupuina i tausaga lemu"]

Vaega 1: Le fa'amautuina o le "Zombie Debt" ma le Tulafono Fa'atapula'a toe fa'afouina mailei.¶

Le fa'amaonia zombie aitalafu e faasino i paleni tuai o kata aitalafu, pili faafoma'i, nogatupe aso totogi, pili telefoni, po'o paleni fa'aletonu o nonogatupe ta'avale (toe totoe pe a uma ona toe maua le ta'avale) e le itiiti ifo i le 3 i le 15 tausaga. O uluai faletupe e masani ona "totogi" teugatupe e leʻi totogiina pe a maeʻa le 180 aso o le solitulafono mo lafoga ma faʻamatalaga tau tupe, ona faʻatau atu lea o faʻasalalauga numera tele o faʻamatalaga faʻamaonia i tagata faʻatau aitalafu mo le 1 i le 4 sene ile tala.

Malamalama i uati eseese e lua i aitalafu uma a tagata faatau¶

E masani ona fenumia'i tagata fa'atau le Credit Reporting Clock ma le Lawsuit Statute of Limitations Clock. O lo'o pulea i latou e tulafono 'ese'ese ma fa'atautaia i taimi eseese:

1. O Le Uati Lipoti a le Ofisa o Tupe (Federal FCRA, 15 U.S.C. Vaega 1681c©):
2. Fa'amau i le 7 Tausaga (+ 180 Aso): I le Iunaite Setete, e mafai ona aliali mai se tala fa'aletonu i au lipoti fa'aletupe Equifax, Experian, ma TransUnion mo le sili atu 7 tausaga (fuaina mai le aso 180 aso talu ona mae'a le Aso o le Uluai Fa'asalaga, po'o le DOFD, lea na muamua atu i le aoina po'o le totogiina). I Kanata, o le faʻamalama faʻamama lipoti aitalafu e 6 i le 7 tausaga; i Peretania, e 6 tausaga mai le faaletonu; i Ausetalia, e 5 tausaga mo fa'aletonu masani.
3. Fa'aletulafono "Re-Aging" of Credit Reports: O se tagata fa'atau aitalafu e le'i mafai ona toe amata fa'aletulafono le uati lipoti fa'aletupe e 7 tausaga e ala i le fa'atauina o le aitalafu, tatala se "aso fou e aoina ai fefa'ataua'iga," po'o le fa'atonuina fo'i o oe e fai se vaega tupe totogi. Afai e suia e le tagata fa'atau aitalafu le Aso o le Uluai Solitulafono i lau lipoti fa'aaitalafu e fai ai se aitalafu i le 2015 e pei o se aitalafu i le 2024, ua latou faia fa'asolitulafono toe-matua i lalo o le Fair Credit Reporting Act. Fa'asea vave i se faiga tusitusia ma le ofisa o aitalafu ma le CFPB.
4. O le Tulafono Fa'atulafonoina o Tapulaa Uati (Setete / Tulafono Fa'a-Konekarate):
5. ** Va'aiga mai le 3 i le 10 Tausaga (Mata'atele 3 i le 6 Tausaga):** O le taimi e gata ai mo le tagata o lo'o nofo aitalafu ai po'o le tagata fa'atau aitalafu e faila ai se tagi fa'asaga ia te oe i luma o le fa'amasinoga. O le taimi lava e muta ai lenei tapulaa, o le aitalafu o le a avea ma "taimi-faʻatapulaʻa."
6. O le mea e Fa'asaina e le Tulafono Faatonutonu F CFPB (12 CFR Vaega 1006.26): I lalo ole Tulafono Faatonutonu a le CFPB a le feterale F, o le tagata e aoina aitalafu e fa'asa ona molia pe fa'amata'u e molia se tagata fa'atau i se aitalafu fa'atapula'aina. E o'o lava i le fa'ailoaina o le fa'atulafonoina e ono tupu i luga o se aitalafu fa'atapula'aina ose soliga mamafa o le tulafono feterale.

E fa'afefea ona galue le Statute of Limitations Revival Trap (ma setete ua fa'asaina)¶

E ui e le mafai e le tagata aoina ona molia oe i se aitalafu faʻatapulaʻa taimi i le tele o setete (ma i Mississippi ma Wisconsin, faʻamutaina le tulafono o tapulaʻa ** e matua tineia ai le aitalafu lava ia **), o se tagata ao aoina i le tele o isi setete e faʻatagaina pea ona fai atu ia te oe e totogi se aitalafu faʻatapulaʻa taimi ma le loto malie, pe a latou le faʻamataʻu se faamasinoga ma aofia ai le faʻatulafonoina taimi-faʻatagaina.

O le tulaga mata'utia lea: pe tusa ma le afa o setete o Amerika ma le tele o itumalo o Kanata, o lo'o fa'aaoga pea le tulafono masani o le Fa'afouga e ala i Totogi Fa'apitoa po'o le Fa'ailoa Tusia: - Faaola Totogi Totogi: O le auina atu o se siaki $5, tuuina atu i le tagata aoina lau pepa talatupe mo le $10 totogifuapauina, po o le faatagaina o se tagata ao aoina se totogi itiiti e toe amata ai le tulafono o tapulaa mo le tele o tausaga mai le aso o lena totogi. - Fa'amanatu Tusia Fa'afetai: O le sainia o se fa'amaliega ofo, tali i se imeli po'o se fe'au tusitusia e fai mai "Ou te iloa o lo'o ou nofo aitalafu i lenei tupe ma o le a ou taumafai e totogi oe i le masina fou," po'o le sainia o se fuafuaga faigata e mafai ona fa'atulafonoina se folafolaga tusitusia fou e totogi e toe amata ai le tulafono o tapula'a. - Setete e iai Puipuiga Fa'aletulafono e Tete'e i le Toe Fa'afouga: - ** Setete Faʻaumatia (Faʻasaina le Aoina poʻo le Toe Faʻafouina Tumau):** Mississippi (Miss. Code Section 15-1-3), Wisconsin (Wis. Stat. Section 893.05), ma New York (Consumer Credit Fairness Act / CPLR Section 214-i3-, lea e setiina ai le tapulaa tumau o le tagata faatau ma le CPLR Section 214-i3-, lea e setiina ai le tapulaa tumau o tagata faatau 214-i3- fa'asaina so'o se toe fa'afouina e ala i se vaega totogi po'o se fa'amaoniga tusitusia pe a mae'a). - Fa'atete'e pe a na'o le totogiina o se vaega e le mafai ona toe fa'aolaina se aitalafu fa'atapula'aina: Kalifornia (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. Section 360 & Civ. Code Section 1788.14: e mana'omia ai se folafolaga tusitusia fou ua sainia e totogi, ma e le mafai e le au aoina ona molia i luga o aitalafu fa'atapula'aina), Texas (Tex. Fin.3 Code revived 0 taimi) e ala i le totogiina poʻo le faʻamaonia), Maryland, Arizona, Massachusetts, Illinois, Kalaina i Matu, Oregon, Washington, ma Nevada.

Vaega 2: O le Zombie mokesi Lona Lua ma le leoa HELOC Fa'alavelave Fa'alavelave¶

E ui o le aitalafu zombie e le faʻamaonia o se faʻamataʻu i le faamasinoga, o le ** zombie mokesi lona lua ** o se taufaʻamataʻu tuusaʻo e ave lou fale.

Fa'afefea ona faia se mokesi Zombie Lua¶

I le vaitau o le 2004 i le 2008, e faitau miliona tagata e ona fale na faʻatau fale e faʻaaoga "80/20 piggyback nogatupe" (o le 80 pasene muamua mokesi ma le 20 pasene lona lua mokesi e aloese ai mai inisiua mokesi tumaoti) pe ave i fafo ** Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs)**. Ina ua pa'ū le fa'afitauli tau tupe i le 2008 ma pa'ū le tau o fale, e faitau miliona tagata e ona fale na pa'u'u i tua ma fa'atalanoaina se Fa'aaitalafu mokesi i luga o le latou mokesi muamua.

O le a le mea na tupu i le 20 pasene lona lua mokesi? 1. Talu ai ona o le fale sa matua loloto i lalo o le vai (e itiiti ifo lona tau nai lo le mokesi muamua), o le tapunia o le mokesi lona lua i le 2010 semanu e maua ai le zero tala mo le tagata nofo aitalafu lona lua. 2. Nai lo le tapunia, o le faletupe lona lua o le mokesi lemu totogia le mokesi lona lua i luga o ana tusi i totonu, tuu le auina atu o faamatalaga pili faalemasina, ma faatau atu le pepa mokesi lona lua ua faaletonu i se tagata faatau aitalafu mo le 1 i le 5 sene i luga o le tala. 3. Talu ai na suia e lē e ona le fale le latou mokesi muamua ma e le'i maua lava se isi pili faalemasina i le mokesi lona lua mo le 10 i le 15 tausaga, na talitonu le tagata e ona le fale na tuufaatasia le mokesi lona lua i le suiga muamua-mokesi, faamagalo i lalo o le 2012 National Mortgage Settlement, pe soloia. 4. O le Ambush Today: E tusa lava pe ua molia se pepa o aitalafu po o noataga a le tagata lava ia i le Mataupu 7 gaumativa, se faamaumau mokesi (Deed of Trust) o loʻo faʻapipiʻi pea i faamaumauga o fanua o le itumalo e faasaga i le suafa fanua (in rem) se'i vagana ua fa'amauina se Fa'asa'olotoga / Toe Fa'asalaina. O lea la ua si'itia le tau o le fale, e lafo fa'afuase'i e le au fa'atau aitalafu a le tagata lava ia Fa'asilasilaga o le Fa'aletonu / Fa'amoemoe e Fa'amalo, e mana'omia ai le ulua'i pule faaopoopo i ai le $40,000 i le $80,000 i tului toe fa'afo'i ma totogi tuai na fa'aputuina i le 14 tausaga.

Vaega 3: O auupega faʻaletulafono e 6 e faʻatoʻilaloina ai se mokesi lona lua a le Zombie¶

Afai e te mauaina se mana'oga o le aoina, Fa'asilasilaga o le Fa'aletonu, po'o le Fa'asilasilaga o le Fa'atauga a le Tausi Mavaega i se mokesi lona lua le leoa po'o le HELOC, fa'ailoa vave nei puipuiga fa'aletulafono e ono a le feterale ma le setete:

Vaega 4: Su'etusi la'asaga ta'itasi e fa'amaonia pe ua fa'amagaloina pe tape lau Zombie Second Mortgage.¶

1. Siaki le 2012 National Mortgage Settlement (NMS) & HAMP 2MP Records: I le va o le 2010 ma le 2016, i lalo o le feterale Home Affordable Modification Program Second Lien Modification Program (2MP) ma le $25 Billion National Mortgage Settlement (e aofia ai le Faletupe o Amerika/Country JPM, Wella/Country JPM. Chase/WaMu, Citigroup, ma Ally/GMAC), sa mana'omia faletupe tetele e tape ma fa'asa'oloto le selau afe o mokesi lona lua. Mai lea taimi i lea taimi, na tapeina ai e se faletupe le aitalafu i totonu, ua le mafai ona faamaumauina le tatalaina o aitalafu a le itumalo, ma faʻafuaseʻi ona aofia ai le teugatupe i se faʻatauga tele i tausaga mulimuli ane. Mana'omia le fa'amaumauga atoa o auaunaga mai le faletupe muamua.
2. Toso lau IRS Totogi ma Tupe Maua Tusia mo le Pepa 1099-C: Siaki pe na tuuina atu e le uluai faletupe se Pepa IRS 1099-C (Faaleaogaina o aitalafu) ma le Faailoga o Mea e Faailoa ai. F pe G. A tu'ufa'atasia ma fefa'ataua'iga, e fesoasoani lea e fa'amaonia ai e leai se aitalafu fa'avae.
3. Siaki lau Fa'amaumauga a le Itumalo / Talafa'asolopito o Suafa Fanua: Toso kopi o: (a) le ulua'i Second Deed of Trust (siaki le Maturity Date: o se pepa paluni e 10-tausaga po'o le 15-tausaga e matua i le 2016 po o le 2021 e masani ona fa'aosoina ai le fa'atapula'aina o le 4-i-6-tausaga le tulafono); (b) so'o se Fa'asilasilaga o le Fa'aletonu (NOD) na fa'amauina i le va o le 2008 ma le 2015 (fa'amaonia le saoasaoa muamua); ma © faamaumauga uma o le Tuuina atu o Tusi Faamaonia o Mavaega (siasia mo avanoa po o tagata ua le toe galue).
4. Fa'ai se Fa'asea aloa'ia i le CFPB ma lau Loia Sili a le Setete: Fa'aulu ile consumerfinance.gov/complaint fa'atasi ai ma lau Vaega o Fa'atauga Fa'atauga a le Loia Sili a le Setete, o lo'o fa'atulafonoina uma ia tului fa'aletulafono mokesi lona lua a le TILA.

Vaega 5: Fa'amatalaga mataitusi e taofi ai le Zombie Debt Collectors ma Zombie Second Mortgages¶

Fa'ata'ita'iga 1: Taimi Fa'atapula'aina Le fa'amautuina o le "Zombie Debt" Feeseesea'iga & Fa'agata-Fesootaiga Tusi¶

Meli mai lenei tusi e ala i le USPS Certified Mail with Return Resit Requested (poʻo le Meli Resitala) i soʻo se tagata ao aoina e manaʻomia le totogiina o se aitalafu e leʻi faʻamaonia ua maeʻa:

[Date]

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Tracking Number: [Insert Tracking Number]

To: [Name of Debt Buyer / Collection Agency]
[Street Address]
[City, State/Province, Postal Code]

Re: Account / Reference Number: [Insert Reference Number]
Alleged Original Creditor: [Insert Original Creditor]

NOTICE OF DISPUTE, TIME-BARRED DEBT STATUS, AND CEASE-AND-DESIST DEMAND

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing in response to your communication dated [Date] regarding the above-referenced account.

1. FORMAL DISPUTE AND NON-ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I dispute this alleged debt in its entirety. Nothing in this letter constitutes an acknowledgment of any debt, a promise to pay, or a waiver of any statute of limitations defense.

2. NOTICE OF TIME-BARRED STATUS (12 CFR Section 1006.26): Based on the Date of First Delinquency of this alleged account, the applicable statute of limitations for filing any legal action expired years ago. Under CFPB Regulation F (12 CFR Section 1006.26(b)) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692e), you are strictly prohibited from bringing or threatening to bring any legal action on a time-barred debt. In addition, the credit reporting period under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681c(c)) has expired; any attempt to report or re-age this account on my credit reports will result in immediate legal action.

3. DEMAND TO CEASE ALL COMMUNICATION (15 U.S.C. Section 1692c(c)): Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 1692c(c) and applicable state/provincial law, I hereby demand that you immediately CEASE AND DESIST all further communications with me regarding this account, whether by telephone, mail, text, or electronic means, except to confirm in writing that your collection efforts have been terminated.

Sincerely,

____________________________________
[Your Printed Name - Do Not Sign If Concerned About Signature Copying, or Sign Over Typed Name]
[Your Mailing Address]

Fa'ata'ita'iga 2: Zombie Second Mortgage RESPA Fa'asilasilaga o Sese (NOE), Talosaga mo Fa'amatalaga (RFI), ma le TILA Retroactive Tului Feeseesea'iga¶

Meli mai le tusi lenei e ala i le Meli Fa'amaonia ma le Resiti Toe Fa'afo'i Talosaga i le tuatusi patino ua tofia e le mokesi mo fa'amatalaga QWR / NOE / RFI (sia'i la latou upegatafa'ilagi po'o tua o le latou tusi mo le tuatusi "Qualified Written Request / Notice of Error"):

[Date]

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Tracking Number: [Insert Tracking Number]

To: [Name of Zombie Second Mortgage Servicer & Debt Buyer]
Attention: Qualified Written Request / Notice of Error / Loss Mitigation Department
[Designated QWR / NOE Street Address]

Re: Borrower Name(s): [Your Full Name(s)]
Property Address: [Your Home Street Address]
Alleged Loan / Account Number: [Insert Account Number]

QUALIFIED WRITTEN REQUEST (QWR), NOTICE OF ERROR (12 CFR Section 1024.35),
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (12 CFR Section 1024.36), AND FDCPA DISPUTE (15 U.S.C. Section 1692g)

To Whom It May Concern:

I am the homeowner of the property located at the address above. I recently received your notice dated [Date] demanding payment and/or threatening foreclosure on a dormant second mortgage / HELOC on which no monthly periodic statements have been sent for approximately [Number, e.g., 12 to 15] years. I dispute the validity, enforceability, and amount of this alleged debt in its entirety. Nothing in this letter revives or acknowledges any debt.

1. FORMAL NOTICE OF SERVICING ERRORS (12 CFR Section 1024.35):
Please take formal notice of the following servicing errors that you must investigate and correct:
(a) UNLAWFUL RETROACTIVE INTEREST AND FEES UNDER TILA REGULATION Z (12 CFR Section 1026.41(e)(6)): Neither you nor any prior servicer sent monthly periodic billing statements on this charged-off loan between [Year, e.g., 2009] and [Year, e.g., 2025]. Under 12 CFR Section 1026.41(e)(6) and the CFPB's April 2023 Advisory Opinion, a servicer is prohibited from accruing or charging any interest, late fees, or corporate advances during any period in which periodic statements were suspended following charge-off. Assessing or demanding retroactive interest and fees for those silent years violates TILA and 15 U.S.C. Section 1692f(1). Demand is hereby made that you immediately remove 100% of all interest and fees accrued during all months in which periodic statements were not delivered.
(b) EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: This loan was defaulted and accelerated more than [Number] years ago, rendering any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure action time-barred under state law and strictly prohibited under CFPB Regulation F (12 CFR Section 1006.26(b)).

2. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND FDCPA VALIDATION (12 CFR Section 1024.36 & 15 U.S.C. Section 1692g):
Please provide copies of the following documents within statutory RESPA deadlines:
(a) A complete, legible copy of the original Promissory Note and Deed of Trust/Mortgage, including the front and back of all pages and all endorsements and allonges demonstrating an unbroken chain of title to the current owner, plus the exact physical location of the original wet-ink Note;
(b) The full legal name, street address, and contact information of the current owner/investor of the Note;
(c) A complete life-of-loan transaction history from origination (circa [Year]) to the present, itemizing principal, interest rate, interest charges, and fees for every month;
(d) The exact date the loan was charged off, the principal balance at the date of charge-off, and copies of any prior Notice of Default, Notice of Acceleration, or IRS Form 1099-C issued on this account; and
(e) Copies of every monthly periodic billing statement sent to me between [Year] and the present.

Under RESPA (12 CFR Sections 1024.35 and 1024.36), you must provide written acknowledgment of this Notice within five (5) business days and a complete written response and documentary production within thirty (30) business days, during which time you must halt all collection and foreclosure actions pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 1692g(b).

Sincerely,

____________________________________
[Your Signature & Printed Name]
[Your Property Address & Phone Number]

Vaega 6: Tulafono fa'ava-o-malo o tapula'a ma fa'avae mokesi-pu'upu'u.¶

• United Kingdom (Statute-Barred Debt & Mortgage Shortfalls under the Limitation Act 1980):
• Aitalafu a le Tagata Fa'atau (6 Tausaga i Egelani, Uelese, ma Aialani i Matu; 5 Tausaga i Sikotilani): I lalo o le Vaega 5 o le Tulāfono Faatapulaaina 1980, o se aitalafu fa'akonekarate faigofie e le'i fa'amautu (pepa aitalafu, ova tupe, nogatupe a le tagata lava ia, pili fa'aoga) e avea ma tulafono-fa'asaina pe a uma le 6 tausaga mai le aso na faia ai le fa'aagaaga o le totogiina po'o le totogiina o se aitalafu. fa'ailoa i lena vaitaimi e 6 tausaga). I lalo o le Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consumer Credit Sourcebook (CONC 7.15), e le mafai e le tagata aoina mai ona ta'ua pe fa'ailoa mai e mafai ona faia se gaioiga fa'atulafonoina pe a fa'asa e le tulafono. I Sikotilani, i lalo o le Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973, o aitalafu a tagata faatau e e tineia atoa pe a uma le 5 tausaga e aunoa ma se totogi po o se faailoaga tusitusia, o lona uiga e le toe i ai faaletulafono le aitalafu ma e le mafai ona toe faaolaolaina tusa lava pe e te sese mulimuli ane.
• ** Mokesi Pu'upu'u (12 Tausaga i luga o le A'oga, 6 Tausaga i Tului):** I lalo o le Section 20 of the Limitation Act 1980, afai o se fale ua toe maua pe ave se totogi mokesi moe i Egelani ma Uelese, o le vaitaimi faatapulaa e 12 tausaga e toe maua ai le tupe faavae* ae na'o le 6 tausaga e toe maua ai le tului. E le gata i lea, i lalo o le FCA Mortgages and Home Finance: Conduct of Business (MCOB 13.6) tulafono, afai e faamoemoe le tagata nono tupe e tulituliloa se faaletonu mokesi pe a uma ona faatau/toe maua, e tatau ona latou logoina le tagata nono mai lona faamoemoe i totonu o le 6 tausaga o le faatau atu.
• Kanata (Tulafono Fa'atapula'a a le Itumalo & Fa'aumatia):
• O itumalo uma o Kanata e setiina se vaitaimi faʻatapulaʻa faʻavae mo le suʻeina o se aitalafu e leʻi faʻamaonia (faʻatatau mai le aso o le totogiina mulimuli poʻo le faʻamaonia tusitusia aʻo leʻi faʻamutaina): 2 tausaga i Ontario (Tulāfono Faatapulaaina, 2002), British Columbia (Tulāfono Faatapulaaina, SBC 2012), Tulāfono Faatapulaaina), Tulāfono Faatapulaaina), Tulāfono Faatapulaaina, Tulāfono Faatapulaaina Scotia, ma New Brunswick; 3 tausaga i le Quebec (Civil Code of Quebec, lea e muta ai le 3 tausaga o le talavai e tineia le aiā tatau e fai ai se gaioiga); ma 6 tausaga i Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, ma teritori.
• Tulafono Autu Anti-Revival i Ontario ma BC: I lalo o le Fuaiupu 13(9) o le Ontario Limitations Act, 2002 ma Fuaiupu 24(7) o le BC Limitation Act, o se faailoaga po o se vaega totogi e faatoa toe setiina le uati 2-tausaga pe afai e faia AO LE'I muta le 2-tausaga faatapulaaina. A mae'a loa le vaitaimi fa'atapula'a e 2 tausaga i Ontario po'o BC, o le totogi mulimuli ane po'o le fa'ailoa tusitusia e le toe fa'aolaina ai le aia tatau e molia ai. Mo mokesi fale moni i Ontario, o le vaitaimi faatapulaa e 10 tausaga i lalo ole Real Property Limitations Act.
• Ausetalia (Tulafono Faatapulaaina a le Setete & Tulafono Fa'aaitalafu a le Atunu'u):
• Mo kata fai aitalafu e leʻi faʻamaonia, nonogatupe a le tagata lava ia, ma pili, o le taimi faatapulaa e 6 tausaga i le New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, ma Tasmania (ma 3 tausaga i le Northern Territory). O le mea e sili ona taua, i New South Wales (i lalo o le Section 63 of the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)), o le mutaaga o le 6-tausaga faatapulaa vaitaimi e tineia atoa ai le igoa aitalafu ma le sa'o, o lona uiga o se aitalafu faagata i NSW ua mate e faavavau ma e le mafai ona toe faaola mai i se totogi mulimuli ane. I lalo o le ACCC ma le ASIC Debt Collection Guidelines, o le fa'amata'u o se tagi fa'aletulafono po'o le tuliloaina o se aitalafu e fa'asaina e le tulafono pe a uma ona ta'u mai e le tagata fa'atau e leai se totogi e faia o se amio le tonu.

Fesili e fai soo¶

Pe o le Vaega 7 o le gau o le gau mai le 10 tausaga talu ai e soloia ai se aitalafu Zombie Second Mortgage i loʻu fale?¶

Leai, e le otometi. O le mataupu 7 o le gau o le gau e soloiesea tumau ai lou noataga patino (i le tagata) i luga o au mokesi muamua ma le lua, o lona uiga e le mafai e le tagata e aoina mokesi lona lua zombie ona molia oe lava mo se faʻasalaga tupe pe teuteu ou totogi. Ae ui i lea, i lalo o le faaiuga a le Faamasinoga Maualuga a Amerika Johnson v. Fale Faletupe a le Malo ma Dewsnup v. Timm, o se mokesi fa'amauina mokesi i luga o fanua fa'atau e pasia i le Mataupu 7 gaumativa le atoatoa (i le rem). E mafai lava e le tagata fa'atau aitalafu ona taumafai e fa'amalo le fale lava ia se'i vagana ua fa'agata le aia e le tulafono mokesi a lau setete o tapula'a, fa'ato'ilaloina i lalo o le TILA Regulation Z, po'o le fa'amavaeina i totonu o se mataupu fou toe fa'atulagaina.

Ae fa'afefea pe a molia a'u e le tagata ao aitalafu i le fa'amasinoga i se aitalafu ou te iloa ua te'a le tulafono o tapula'a?¶

E tatau lava ona e failaina se tusi aloaia Tali faatasi ai ma le failautusi o le faamasinoga a o lei oo i le aso e gata ai tali (e masani lava 20 i le 30 aso) ma sii manino le Puipuiga ioe: Fa'agata le Tulafono o Tapulaa. I le tele o setete, e le siakiina e le faamasino le matua o le aitalafu pe afai e te le sau; afai e te le amana'ia le tusi samania, o le a manumalo le tagata e aoina se Fa'amasinoga Fa'aletonu otometi e mafai ona fa'amalosia mo le 10 i le 20 tausaga. Fa'aulu lau Tali e fa'atupuina ai le puipuiga o le Tulafono Fa'atapula'a ma fa'afeso'ota'i se loia a le FDCPA fa'atau e fa'asagatau i le tagata e aoina, aua o le su'eina o se aitalafu fa'atapula'aina ose soliga mamafa o le Tulafono Fa'atonutonu o le CFPB F (12 CFR Vaega 1006.26(b)) e fa'ataga ai oe i le fa'aleagaina fa'atulafono fa'atasi ai ma totogi a loia.

E mafai ona ou fa'atau atu pe toe fa'atupe lo'u fale pe a fa'aalia pea le Zombie Second Mortgage i la'u su'esu'ega?¶

A e taumafai e fa'atau atu pe toe fa'atupe, e musu le kamupani inisiua e tapuni se'i vagana ua fa'amauina le Deed of Trust lona lua. Ae ui i lea, e te le tau totogia se mana'oga fa'atuputeleina i le laulau tapuni. Muamua, afai ua mae'a le mokesi mokesi tulafono o tapula'a i lau setete, e mafai e se loia fale mautotogi ona faila se Gaioiga Suafa Filemu (po'o se talosaga tu'ufua fa'atulafonoina, e pei o le New York RPAPL Section 1501(4)) e talosagaina ai se fa'amasino e aveese le mokesi lona lua na fa'agata i le taimi mai fa'amaumauga fanua o le itumalo mo le leai o se tala. Lona lua, afai e le fa'asalaina le taimi, o le fa'amalosia o le TILA Tulafono Fa'atonu Z e aveese ai le 10 i le 15 tausaga o tului fa'aletulafono mo le taimi lemu e fa'amalosia ai le tagata e aoina le tupe e fa'aitiitia le mana'oga o le totogi pe fa'amalieina mo sina vaega itiiti o le matua'i.

Afai ou te finauina se aitalafu zombie i luga o laʻu lipoti aitalafu, pe o le finauina e toe amata ai le tulafono o tapulaa?¶

Leai. Fa'auluina o se fe'ese'esea'iga ma Equifax, Experian, po'o le TransUnion i lalo o le Fair Credit Reporting Act, po'o le tu'uina atu o se tusi tusitusia o le Fa'amaoniaina o aitalafu i se lala sooupu e fa'aputuina e ta'u mai ai "Ou te finauina lenei aitalafu i lona atoaga," e le toe amataina le tulafono o tapula'a po'o le 7-tausaga lipoti aitalafu. O le ta'utino atu i se tusi e te finauina le aitalafu o le fa'afeagai tonu lea o se fa'amaoniga tusitusia po'o se folafolaga e totogi.

Punavai ua siaki¶

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (United States): Tulafono F (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act), 12 CFR Section 1006.26 ma CFPB Advisory Opinion on Time-Barred Debt (Aperila 2023).
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (United States): Truth in Lending Act (TILA) Regulation Z, 12 CFR Section 1026.41(e)(6) ma RESPA Regulation X, 12 CFR Sections 1024.35 and 1024.36.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (United States): Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. Vaega 1681c©.
• Tulafono Tulafono a le Setete (United States): Tulafono o le Puipuia o le Sauaina o Niu Ioka (FAPA, CPLR Vaega 213(4)) ma le Tulafono o le Fa'atauga o Tupe Fa'atau (CPLR Vaega 214-i); California Civil Code Section 1788.14; Texas Finance Code Vaega 392.307.
• FCA (United Kingdom), Ontario Limitations Act (Kanata), & ACCC/ASIC (Ausetalia): Limitation Act 1980 (UK) & FCA CONC 7.15 / MCOB 13.6; Ontario Limitation Act, 2002 (Fuaiupu 13(9)); ma le NSW Limitation Act 1969 (Fuaiupu 63).

Taiala fa'atatau¶

• Fa'alavelave a le au aitalafu
• Fa'asilasilaga fa'amuta, fa'ataga mokesi, ma fa'aitiitia tupe gau
• Pisinisi laiti po'o le gaumativa a le tagata lava ia: Mataupu 7 vs. 13 triage
• Na tautua ma se tagi fa'aletulafono
• Gaoi pepa, fa'asese igoa ole fale, ma le fa'amama fa'a'ole'ole puipuiga
• Numera o fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i ile atunu'u