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The Mardi Gras Of Finance, US banks caught with their draw'ers down
Banks were dealt a big blow on Friday after a Massachusetts top court ruled that don't have a right to foreclose because they securitized and repackaged the mortgages.
In a worst-case scenario for the banking industry, the ruling means banks won't be able to foreclose on homes unless they can prove under new standards they are the actual title owners. That would be an expensive proposition because banks would then have to buy back securitized mortgage packages to reacquire the title.
Banks were dealt a big blow on Friday after a Massachusetts top court ruled that don't have a right to foreclose because they securitized and repackaged the mortgages.
In a worst-case scenario for the banking industry, the ruling means banks won't be able to foreclose on homes unless they can prove under new standards they are the actual title owners. That would be an expensive proposition because banks would then have to buy back securitized mortgage packages to reacquire the title.