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Exhibit C
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Hey Vic,
Thank you,
Eddie S. Gueirero
Real Estate Recovery Supervisor
eddie.s.gue1Tero@chase.com
Direct 602.627.8140
Fax602.680.1152
1.800.834.9218 Ext. 78140
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."
- Thomas Jefferson
To j<edd1e.s.guerrero@chase com>
~Larry Schneider" r
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Hey Eddie,
1000 hours over the past 3 weeks and I personally spent
The analysis of the 1" Lien Walk pool was unbelievably long and tedious project which does not seem to have an end in sight as far as due diligence required. Our firm has invested over
separate the unsecure from the secured, then do second and
over 150 h:lt.rs reviewing, approving and inputting every comment on the spreadsheet identifying the status of the loans. We've had to pull property ID cards for every property available,
third layers of due diligence on the same files while keeping 6000 loans organized.
minute "bank- walks from the foreclosure process due to
The spreadsheet that you sent to me had two different sheets labeled "Prime" and "sub-prime" Initially I was under the impression from our conversation that most of these loans were last
underlying collateral for these loans. After ordering and
the worthess value of the underlying collateral. Our initial due diligence plan was to value the collateral through various on line property valuation services to gel a better understanding of the
st paid off at sale or more commonly taking back the
reviewing hundreds of property I.D reports, we quickly realized many of these loans were not 1 lien walks but rather full foreclosure actions with BankOne or JPMorgan Chase either getting
on our spreadsheet for easy tracking and submission to
property and selling it through HomeSales, Inc .. A few hundred loans are still in the name of BankOne, JPMorgan and it's; subsidiary Homes Sales, Inc. These loans will be clearly indicated
the appropriate divisions for proper coding. The collateral proof that the loan has been foreclosed is numerically sorted by charge off amount and boxed for easy reference.
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Sub Prime Loans - Since we were given a complete database which included names, we were able to get a much greater gauge on the percentage of secure loans which are more Hkely the 1 lien walks
Upon initial review, we were able to determine that over 500 accounts totaung in excess of $25MM are already foreclosed by Iha bank and no longer secure. In addition, there are over 200 accounts totaling over $4MM wHh charge off
amouits less than $8,000 which are almost all msecure for Iha same reason; the loans were neither originated in that amount nor paid down to that amount. We also did a spot check to confirm this.
Of the remaining accounts 1,600 accounts, we need to run approximately 1,000 title search reports to confirm which loans are stiN secure which will cost an additional $100,000. Many of these loans seem to be "straw buyers" of properties
that were purchased for $20,000 +/. than sold to a "sub-prime'' buyer a few months later for $80,000 +/. who got 100% financing and in many cases had no intention of living in the property. In addition, 78% the charge off amount and Ulderlying
collateral is highly concentrated in a few of the poorest and most depressed economic areas in the country which also have the highest crime rates.
In conclusion, when we first looked at the list, there appeared to be a much wider diversification of loans throughout the country. However, most of these "cherries" turned out to be the deals in which JPMChase/BankOne foreclosed and somebody
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forgot a simple keystroke indicating they were no longer secure. The good news is that a good portion of the money that was believed to baa charge off by JPMChase was actually collected and only the worst of the worst was a 1 lien walk.
Based on the valueless caUateral for the secured loans and the unsecured portion of the deficiency on the others , I project about 95% of the pool is truly unsecured and just a huge potential liability. Due to the limited economic status/employment
opportunities of these borrowers, the unsecured debt is worthless.
The only solution and mutual benefit that we can see is purchasing the pool for a nominal amount, $100,000. We will finish our due diligence and spend the additional monies(several hundred thousand dollars) necessary to determine which loans
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are still secure and provide JPMChase a list so you can prepare the necessary assignments which we will pay for and record prior to December 31 , 2008. Thus, JPMChase will have this potential liability quckly, effectively and responsibly
eliminated from their books and transferred to party that has been proven to be a responsible business partner over the past four years with a vested interest in maintaining our relationship. There will be no hassles with buy backs, missing files or
customer disputes. As you will see from the amount of due dingence performed and processed by our staff in such a short time, we are extremely organized, professional and able to smoothly handle this transfer if agreeable. After thorough
analysis of title, BPO's and other factors, we will begin to release many of the uans which are deemed to be uncollactabla and we have no interest in attempting to collect any unsecured debt.
Sincerly,
Larry Schneider
Suite 320