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Respondent(s).
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Petitioner Neil J. Gillespie, individually, and as former Trustee (F.S. Ch. 736
Part III) of the terminated Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement Dated
vulnerable adult, age 62 and suffering the infirmaries of aging, henceforth in the
first person, reluctantly appears pro se, and files PETITIONER’S AMENDED
1. On June 18, 2018, this Court entered the Order appearing at Exhibit 1 that
APPENDIX C
The petition for review is hereby dismissed on the Court's own motion based
on petitioner's failure to timely file the jurisdictional brief in accordance with
this Court's orders dated March 19, 2018, and May 15, 2018. Any and all
pending motions are hereby denied as moot. If petitioner wishes to seek
reinstatement, the motion for reinstatement must be filed within fifteen days
from the date of this order.
2. In compliance with the Order, fifteen days from June 18, 2018 was July 3,
2018, and around 11:50 PM I was logged on to the Florida Portal filing
Petitioner’s Motion For Reinstatement, but I got an ERROR message when the
Portal could not accept pages 119 and 120 and stopped me from filing. I deleted
the problem pages from Petitioner’s Motion For Reinstatement, and started the
filing process over again, but this issue pushed my filing time past midnight and on
3. I notified the Hon. John Tomasino, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida,
by email on July 4, 2018 at 12:51 AM, about the problem I had filing Petitioner’s
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399
VIA Email: tomasino@flcourts.org
I attached the Portal error page along with the two bad pages from the U.S.
Eleventh Circuit. Years ago I downloaded from PACER my MOTION TO
RECONSIDER, VACATE OR MODIFY ORDER but the errors only show
up on the Portal.
This problem pushed my filing time past midnight and on to the next day,
today, July 4, 2018.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie (full signature block omitted)
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A. A Separate Appendix accompanies this Amended Motion for
also prepared a Structural Damage Report. On April 27, 2018 Marion County
Insurance of a Non-Renewal risk unless the work is done to fix the column.
• I spent the month June 2018 modifying the rainwater discharge system for my
home that likely undermined the foundation of a column in the front of the
house causing it to crack. I also removed all the trees and vegetation in the
remove and trim larger trees on the property. That is the responsibility of a
Defendant in this case, DECCA, but they have not responded to my email. So
on June 7, 2018 I forwarded this matter to the FBI Tampa, and the MCSO.
displayed on a Windows computer system after a fatal system error, also known as
a system crash: when the operating system reaches a condition where it can no
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However I took it back the next day because the work wood take too long. I lost
time when my computer was in the repair shop, and it is still not fixed.
my home and go into assisted living. I reject the “medical advice” of Dr. Jollu to
sell my home and enter assisted living. Instead, on May 30, 2018, Dr. Harvey Taub
of the Advanced Urology Institute found I have very low testosterone, and is
treating me. The treatment is giving me more stamina, but I am still disabled.
makes reference to Florida Supreme Court case SC17-1321. I plan to file a separate
motion with the Court for an Order seeking the identity of “Jennifer Bannister”.
E. July 4, 2018 was the Fourth of July holiday. The Court was closed.
HECM reverse mortgage. (FL AG). Trial court Docs #301 and #302 show I was
not lawfully served in this foreclosure. A certified copy of the Plaintiff’s verified
complaint shows it does not have a case number, and is not legally identifiable
with either the foreclosure or the lis pendens. I legally transferred the property to
my name on January 14, 2015. In order to find the foregoing documents on the
Marion County Clerk’s website, I had to first email Clerk David Ellspermann to
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locate them because he had concealed their identity with non-descriptive titles. The
5DCA CaseMail system is unconstitutional for lack of due process. The record
(Secretary or HUD) to enable home owners over 62 years old access the subject
home's equity. 12 U.S.C. § 1715z20 et seq. and 24 C.F.R. Part 206. The U.S. 11th
Circuit in No. 13-11595-B invited a petition under 18 U.S.C. § 1651. (all writs act)
HUD has had jurisdiction at all times pertinent, from August 9, 2012 with
my HUD complaint under 7610.01, Section 4-19, through today and CFPB
7. Table of Contents
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8. The Court’s order of June 18, 2018 requested a motion for reinstatement, but
9. This Court’s order of April 13, 2018 granted my motion for extension of
time to comply with this Court’s order dated March 19, 2018 based on, inter alia,
10. This Court’s order of May 15, 2018 granted my second motion for extension of
time based on, inter alia, pending matters in the U.S. Supreme Court. (Exhibit 3)
11. On June 18, 2018 this Court denied my third motion for extension of time
based on, inter alia, pending matters in the U.S. Supreme Court. (Exhibit 4).
12. On June 25, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court, in No. 17-8682, denied my
13. On June 25, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court, in No. 17-8689, denied my
14. Jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court is discretionary. Less than 100 of the
10,000 or so petitions for writ of certiorari filed each term are granted. See the
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American Bar Association Journal, story by Debra Cassens Weiss Nov-11-2013 on
Posner has 'absolutely no desire' to join SCOTUS, which 'isn’t a real court'
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/posner_has_absolutely_no_desire_to_join_scotus_which_isnt_a_real_court
“Well, I don’t like the Supreme Court,” Posner says. “I don’t think it’s a real
court. I think of it as basically … it’s like a House of Lords. It’s a quasi-
political body. President, Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court.
It’s very political. And they decide which cases to hear, which doesn’t strike
me as something judges should do. You should take what comes. When you
decide which case to hear it means you’ve decided the cases ahead of time.
15. Under Rule 44 of the U.S. Supreme Court, I have twenty-five days to file
petitions for rehearing to and including July 20, 2018 in 17-8682 and 17-8689.
• Trial court Docs #301 and #302 show I was not lawfully served
16. On April 6, 2018 I made a PRR to the Marion Co. Clerk. (Exhibit 9)
Sometime in early 2016, I believe, I notified your office that I was not
lawfully served in 13.115.CA, and that the process server, Robert
McGuinness, was incarcerated, see attached. I believe Mr. Harrell placed my
correspondence on the record in 13.115.CA. This PRR is for a copy of that
correspondence as it appears on the record in 13.115.CA. I have not been
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able to locate the document, and I do not have a DOC number for it. Thank
you.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie (full signature block omitted)
17. General Counsel Greg Harrell responded for the Clerk: (Exhibit 10)
Mr. Gillespie:
The court records related to the correspondence you reference below appear
to be DOC # 301, consisting of 58 pages, filed on March 15, 2016, and DOC
# 302, consisting of 6 pages, filed on March 17, 2016. Both are showing on
the docket. Please take a look at them and then confirm whether you still
want us to provide you with copies of either or both. The cost would be $1
per page.
18. In order to find the foregoing documents on the Marion County Clerk’s
website, I had to first email Clerk David Ellspermann to locate them because he
19. A certified copy of the Plaintiff’s verified complaint shows it does not have
a case number, and is not legally identifiable with either the foreclosure or the lis
20. In order to find the Doc-304 referencing the above on the Marion County
Clerk’s website, I had to first email Clerk David Ellspermann to locate it, because
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• HUD Complaint, Reverse Mortgage Handbook 7610.01, Sec 4-19 (Exh. 12)
21. HUD wrongly sent my complaint under 7610.01, Section 4-19 to the CFPB
family’s HECM reverse mortgage. It appears HUD did this so BOA could make
Laws that govern customer privacy prevent us from providing you with
details about any relationship we may have with any customer without first
obtaining the written consent of such customer. Since our records indicate
that no written authorization has been received to date from the person on
whose behalf you are inquiring, we are unable to discuss any information
with you at this time.
22. The CFPB close-out letter of March 19, 2013 repeats in part BOA’s phony
Laws that govern customer privacy prevent us from providing you with
details about any relationship we may have with any customer without first
obtaining the written consent of such customer. Since our records indicate
that no written authorization has been received to date from the person on
whose behalf you are inquiring, we are unable to discuss any information
with you at this time.
documents received. Evans told CFPB investigators that they could not speak with
me due to privacy rules. BofA consumer advocate Chris Pickle aided Evans. Later
I learned deceased persons do not have privacy. I made a complaint about Evans to
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Privacy laws do not protect the privacy of dead people. Dead people do not
have privacy rights. Privacy rights are personal and die with the individual.
Nestor v. Posner-Gerstenhaber, 857 So.2d 953 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 3d Dist.
2003), review denied, 869 So. 2d 540 (Fla. 2004). [E]even where a private
confidentiality agreement is otherwise proper, it will not be enforced where
its effect becomes obstructive of the rights of non-parties. See, e.g., Nestor
v. Posner-Gerstenhaber,857 So. 2d 953, 955 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2003); Scott v.
Nelson, 697 So. 2d 1300, 1301 (Fla. 1st DCA1997). Quoted by U.S. Judge
John E. Steele in Tardif, Trustee (Jason Yerk) v. PETA, USDC, SDFla. Fort
Myers Div. Case No. 2:09-cv-537-FtM-29SPC, at the Pacer link, Case 2:09-
cv-00537-JES-SPC Document 179 Filed 11/04/11 Page 14 of 31 PageID
6050
24. The CFPB responded on March 24, 2014 to U.S. Senator Marco Rubio,
whose office made a Congressional Inquiry on my behalf:
Thank you for contacting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
and providing an opportunity for us to assist your constituent, Neil Gillespie,
with a complaint filed. Our Office of Consumer Response has reviewed the
complaint.
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With this correspondence, we are closing the file on this matter within
Consumer Response. Please feel free to contact the CFPB’s Intergovernment
Team should you need help with another consumer finance matter in the
future.
Thank you,
Intergovernment Team
Office of Consumer Response
(202) 435-9400
25. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
Powers doctrine, the judicial branch cannot usurp HUD’s jurisdiction because
HUD also has jurisdiction under the Equal Protection Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took
effect in 1868, provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Protection_Clause
HUD also has jurisdiction under the Supremacy Clause, the provision in
Article Six, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the U.S. Constitution,
federal statutes, and U.S. treaties as "the supreme law of the land". It provides that
these are the highest form of law in the U.S. legal system, and mandates that all
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state judges must follow federal law when a conflict arises between federal law and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause
26. Statutory relief from HUD - Bennett v. Donovan 11-5288 D.C. Cir.
12 USC § 1715z–20(i) Protection of homeowner and lender
Bennett, cited statutory means for protection of homeowner and lender, pp 9-10:
“It does appear to us, however, that HUD has additional statutory means to
provide complete relief to both appellants and their lenders, and at least one
such avenue of relief would remove speculation as to independent third-
party actions. That statutory provision is 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-20(i). This
subsection is titled “Protection of homeowner and lender” and states in
relevant part: (1) “[I]n order to further the purposes of the program
authorized in this section, the Secretary shall take any action necessary —
(A) to provide any mortgagor under this section with funds to which the
mortgagor is entitled under the insured mortgage or ancillary contracts but
that the mortgagor has not received because of the default of the party
responsible for payment; (B) to obtain repayment of disbursements provided
under subparagraph (A) from any source; and (C) to provide any mortgagee
under this section with funds . . . to which the mortgagee is entitled under
the terms of the insured mortgage or ancillary contracts authorized in this
section. (2) Actions under paragraph (1) may include — (A) disbursing
funds to the mortgagor or mortgagee from the Mutual Mortgage Insurance
Fund; [and] (B) accepting an assignment of the insured mortgage
notwithstanding that the mortgagor is not in default under its terms, and
calculating the amount and making the payment of the insurance claim on
such assigned mortgage . . . .”
• U.S. 11th Circuit No. 13-11595-B invited petition 18 U.S.C. § 1651 (Exh. 16)
MOTION TO RECONSIDER, VACATE OR MODIFY ORDER
26. An ORDER July 25, 2013 in U.S. 11th Circuit No. 13-11595-B held in
relevant part, "Should Gillespie wish to petition for mandamus relief, he may file a
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separate petition for writ of mandamus or prohibition with this Court. See 18
27. I believe The Florida Bar prevented the U.S. Eleventh Circuit from
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P. 11 Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 5.1 Constitutional Challenge to HECM - 12 U.S.C. §
1715z20 Terms “homeowner”, “borrower” and “mortgagor” are void for
vagueness.
29. On January 21, 2016, I made a public records request to Florida Attorney
Public Records Request. F.S. § 119.07(1)(c) All public records requests shall
be acknowledged promptly and in good faith. Access to public records and
meetings, Art. I, Sec. 24, Fla. Const.
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A Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or HECM, is a Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) “reverse” mortgage program administered by the
Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
(Secretary or HUD) to enable home owners over 62 years old access the
subject home's equity. 12 U.S.C. § 1715z20 et seq. and 24 C.F.R. Part 206.
A property right can be created only by state law. Once a property right is
established, the determination of what process is due before that right can be
deprived is a question answered by the federal Constitution. Kingsford v.
Salt Lake City Sch. Dist., 247 F.3d 1123 (10th Cir. 2001).
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U.S. Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. in Thompson-El v. Bank of America,
1:12-CV-840- TWT, District Court, N.D. GA held in an Order entered
December 12, 2012:
Federal question cases are those “arising under the Constitution, laws, or
treaties of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 1331 A case “arises under” federal
law “if federal law creates the cause of action, or if a substantial disputed
issue of federal law is a necessary element of a state law claim.” Pacheco de
Perez v. AT&T Co., 139 F.3d 1368, 1373 (11th Cir. 1998) (citing Franchise
Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for S. Cal., 463
U.S. 1, 13 (1983)).
30. On January 26, 2016, Leslie Jacobs, Public Records Coordinator, Office of
Our Office does not have any documents responsive to your specific inquiry
dated January 21, 2016 regarding Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
(HECM). The HECM is the reverse mortgage program run through the
Federal Housing Authority. In furtherance of trying to assist you, additional
information about that federal program may be found at: (old link, new link
follows) https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/hecm
31. I own a hard bound edition of Florida Jurisprudence 2d since 2007. My 2007
HECM
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage
reverse mortgage individually,
or under the mortgage heading.
(Note: None of the above terms appears under “foreclosure”)
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32. I telephoned Thomson Reuters and was directed to Mitchell Waldman,
Principal Attorney Editor, Thomson Reuters, for Fla. Jur. 2d, Michigan Pleading &
Practice, or Nichols Illinois Civil Practice. I emailed Mr. Waldman, who was out of
the office, and I was directed to Marie Pesando. She replied: (Exhibit 8)
There is a reference to HECM in the current Housing Laws section 44. I was
unable to locate any other references, but Mr. Waldman will be back in the
office on Thursday and may be able to assist you further.
Marie
Marie Pesando
Principal Attorney Editor
Thomson Reuters
marie.pesando@tr.com
The reference to HECM in the current Housing Laws section 44 pertains only to
Title XXX, SOCIAL WELFARE, Chapter 420, HOUSING, and not foreclosure.
statutes are:
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Chapter 702, Foreclosure of Mortgages and Statutory Liens, is a forward
foreclosure statute. Florida does not have a judicial reverse mortgage foreclose
35. The 5DCA CaseMail system is unconstitutional for lack of due process. The
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY the names below were served through the Portal July 5, 2018.
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The Infurna Law Firm, P.A.
justin@infurnalaw.com
justininfurna@gmail.com
Neil J. Gillespie
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Termination of the Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement Dated February 10, 1997
BEFORE ME, this day personally appeared NEIL J. GILLESPIE, who upon being duly
I. My name is Neil J. Gillespie. I am over eighteen years of age. This affidavit is given on
2. I am sole Trustee of the Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement Dated February 10,
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8092 SW 115th Loop, Ocala, Florida 34481, Marion County, Florida, (the "property") where I
have lived in the property continuously and uninterruptedly since February 9, 2005, Tax ID No.
Lot(s) ], Block G, OAK RUN WOODSIDE TRACT, according to the Plat thereof as
recorded in Plat Book 2 at Page(s) 106 through I ]2, inclusive of the Public Records of
Marion County, Florida.
4. Pursuant to my authority as Trustee of the Trust, and acting in that capacity, I transferred
the remaining trust property to the beneficiary, myself, on January 14, 2015.
5. Pursuant to my authority as Trustee of the Trust, and acting in that capacity, I hereby
terminate the Trust as provided by Fla. Stat. § 736.0414, and Article V, the Trust. The total fair
market value of the assets of the Trust is zero. The Trust served its intended purpose of
6. Pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 736.0414 Modification or tenn ination of uneconomic trust. (1)
After notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the trustee of a trust consisting of trust property
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me, this 2nd day of February, 2015,
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This evening I got an ERROR message when uploading Petitioner’s Motion For Reinstatement because
the Portal would not accept pages 119 and 120. The bad pages are actually pages 43 and 44 to my
MOTION TO RECONSIDER, VACATE OR MODIFY ORDER that were improperly scanned by the
U.S. Eleventh Circuit in No.: 13-11585-B. Page 44 is blank.
I attached the Portal error page along with the two bad pages from the U.S. Eleventh Circuit. Years ago I
downloaded from PACER my MOTION TO RECONSIDER, VACATE OR MODIFY ORDER but the
errors only show up on the Portal.
This problem pushed my filing time past midnight and on to the next day, today, July 4, 2018.
PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT is not complete, but I can tell you the Florida
courts do not have jurisdiction over a contested federal HECM reverse mortgage.
Currently HUD has my complaint pending on referral from CFPB case 140304-000750 and Senator
Rubio. HUD has had jurisdiction since August 9, 2012 with my original complaint.
Later today I plan to submit an Amended Motion For Reinstatement. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
MRService@mccalla.com
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March 24, 2014
Thank you for contacting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and providing an
opportunity for us to assist your constituent, Neil Gillespie, with a complaint filed. Our Office of
Consumer Response has reviewed the complaint.
Currently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is handling complaints related
to this matter. Therefore, we have forwarded Neil Gillespie’s complaint information to the HUD to
provide assistance.
For more information or to follow up on Neil Gillespie’s complaint, you may contact the HUD at:
With this correspondence, we are closing the file on this matter within Consumer Response. Please
feel free to contact the CFPB’s Intergovernment Team should you need help with another consumer
finance matter in the future.
Thank you,
Intergovernment Team
Office of Consumer Response
(202) 435-9400
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Submit a Complaint
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OPEN
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Loan
YOUR COM PL AI NT
modification,collection,foreclosure AT TAC H M ENT S
Y:\rightnow\Incident
Issue 1, from Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court. My home
\752191\Neil J
is in wrongful foreclosure on a federal HECM reverse mortgage. Nor mortgage
Gillespie PAC MIA.pdf
payments are required on a HECM reverse mortgage. Instead, the loan becomes
(362.1 KB)
payable when the last borrower dies or moved from the home. I am a borrower
and still living in the home. Outcome sought: Stop the foreclosure, and void the Y:\rightnow\Incident
mortgage for the borrowers incapacity (Penelope Gillespie), as held in Matter of \752191
Doar (Brunson) 2009 NY Slip Op 29549 [28 MISC 3d 759], or any other grounds \RL.RFCO140304-000750.pd
set forth in the Petitioner’s Motion to Reconsider, Vacate or Modify Order denied (14.8 KB)
July 25, 2013 by the Eleventh Circuit. See my first Question Presented in Petition
No. 13-7280. Issue 2, Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court
(and Petition No. 12-7747), Disbar the Florida Bar. Florida is the most corrupt
state in America, according to the First Interim Report of the Nineteenth
Statewide Grand jury and DOJ numbers. The Florida Bar is catastrophically
broken as shown by survey responses to the Hawkins Commission Report 2012.
6/29/2018 11:29 PM
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(855) 411-CFPB (2372)
GINA ALONSO
Suite 110
(305) 418-8583
In accordance with the provisions of The Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579), your written consent is required so that we may contact a federal agency on
your behalf. Since e-mails do not contain a valid signature, they do not fulfill the requirements of the law. If you are inquiring on behalf of another person that
is 18 or older, it is necessary that he or she sign this document. All information must be written in English.
Neil J. Gillespie
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(First Name) (Middle Name) (Last Name)
8092 SW 115th Loop Ocala FL
Address: ____________________________________________________________ City______________________________ State:_________
34481 352-854-7807
Zip code:_________________ Phone: ____________________________ Fax:____________________ Cell: ___________________________
neilgillespie@mfi.net March 19, 1956
E-mail Address: ___________________________________________________________ Date of Birth: ________________________________
Sen Bill Nelson
If you have contacted another congressional office to assist you, please list the office: _________________________________________________
HECM reverse Mortgage, HUD; DOJ Public Integrity Section referral to the FBI
Federal Agency Issue: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Please complete the sections that apply to your case on page 2)
BRIEFLY STATE YOUR PROBLEM AND WHAT OUTCOME YOU WOULD LIKE FROM THIS INQUIRY.
Issue 1, from Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court. My home is in wrongful foreclosure on a federal HECM reverse
mortgage. No mortgage payments are required on a HECM reverse mortgage. Instead, the loan becomes payable when the last borrower dies
or moves from the home. I am a borrower and still living in the home.
Outcome sought: Stop the foreclosure, and void the mortgage for the borrowers incapacity (Penelope Gillespie), as held in Matter of Doar
(Brunson) 2009 NY Slip Op 29549 [28 Misc 3d 759], or any other grounds set forth in the Petitioner's Motion to Reconsider, Vacate or Modify
Order denied July 25, 2013 by the Eleventh Circuit. See my first Question Presented in Petition No. 13-7280.
Issue 2, Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court (and Petition No. 12-7747), Disbar The Florida Bar. Florida is the most
corrupt state in America, according to the First Interim Report of the Nineteenth Statewide Grand jury and DOJ numbers. The Florida Bar is
catastrophically broken as shown by survey responses to the Hawkins Commission Report 2012.
Outcome sought: end The Florida Bar, end the unified bar system in Florida, and adopt the full recommendations of the 1992 McKay Report of
the American Bar Association, and end crony local discipline components like local grievance committees, which are political decisions.
Please return the completed form: By mail: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
8669 NW 36th Street, Suite 110
Doral, Florida 33166
By fax: (305) 594-4014
By email: casework@rubio.senate.gov
If you have any questions, please call the South Florida Regional Office at (305) 418-8553 or (866) 630-7106, toll-free in Florida.
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Loan
YOUR COM PL AI NT
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Y:\rightnow\Incident
Issue 1, from Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court. My home
\752191\Neil J
is in wrongful foreclosure on a federal HECM reverse mortgage. Nor mortgage
Gillespie PAC MIA.pdf
payments are required on a HECM reverse mortgage. Instead, the loan becomes
(362.1 KB)
payable when the last borrower dies or moved from the home. I am a borrower
and still living in the home. Outcome sought: Stop the foreclosure, and void the Y:\rightnow\Incident
mortgage for the borrowers incapacity (Penelope Gillespie), as held in Matter of \752191
Doar (Brunson) 2009 NY Slip Op 29549 [28 MISC 3d 759], or any other grounds \RL.RFCO140304-000750.pd
set forth in the Petitioner’s Motion to Reconsider, Vacate or Modify Order denied (14.8 KB)
July 25, 2013 by the Eleventh Circuit. See my first Question Presented in Petition
No. 13-7280. Issue 2, Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court
(and Petition No. 12-7747), Disbar the Florida Bar. Florida is the most corrupt
state in America, according to the First Interim Report of the Nineteenth
Statewide Grand jury and DOJ numbers. The Florida Bar is catastrophically
broken as shown by survey responses to the Hawkins Commission Report 2012.
7/4/2018 12:31 AM
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AM
7/5/2018
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7/5/2018
Filing # 73684294 E-Filed 06/18/2018 10:45:06 AM
Petitioner(s) Respondent(s)
The petition for review is hereby dismissed on the Court's own motion based
on petitioner's failure to timely file the jurisdictional brief in accordance with this
Court's orders dated March 19, 2018, and May 15, 2018. Any and all pending
motions are hereby denied as moot. If petitioner wishes to seek reinstatement, the
motion for reinstatement must be filed within fifteen days from the date of this
order.
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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/posner_has_absolutely_no_desire_to_join_scotus_which_isnt_a_real_court
JUDICIARY
Judge Richard Posner gets a lot of attention for his opinions and his writing, but he’s not
looking to leverage his fame to join the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posner explained why he isn’t interested in an interview with the Daily Beast
(http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/07/how-i-write-richard-posner.html) about his compulsive writing
habits. “First, I’m too old,” Posner said. “I’m 74 and they don’t appoint people my age.”
The reviewer notes that Posner sounds “peppy,” spurring the Chicago-based federal
appeals judge to elaborate.
“Well, I don’t like the Supreme Court,” Posner says. “I don’t think it’s a real court. I think of
it as basically … it’s like a House of Lords. It’s a quasi-political body. President, Senate,
House of Representatives, Supreme Court. It’s very political. And they decide which cases
to hear, which doesn’t strike me as something judges should do. You should take what
comes. When you decide which case to hear it means you’ve decided the cases ahead of
time.
“Also, because I’m a compulsive writer, I like to write. … If you sit with eight other people
[like the Supreme Court] you only get one-ninth of the cases to write. I’m not interested in
that. Now the Supreme Court justices write very, very few majority opinions. Last year they
saw 74 cases. Divide that by nine and that’s a little more than eight opinions a year. That’s
ridiculous! I write around 90 opinions a year.”
Posner says Supreme Court justices do boost their totals through dissenting and
concurring opinions, but they don’t attract much interest. “I just wouldn’t enjoy the
Supreme Court,” Posner says. “Absolutely no desire to be on it.”
Posner also reveals in the interview that he works from home at least half the time, and one
reason is his cat, Pixie. “I’m a very big cat person,” Posner says. Pixie is affectionate and
“her little face falls” if Posner or his wife leaves the house. “The cat wants us at home,” he
says.
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VIA Email: pam.bondi@myfloridalegal.com January 21, 2016
Public Records Request. F.S. § 119.07(1)(c) All public records requests shall be acknowledged
promptly and in good faith. Access to public records and meetings, Art. I, Sec. 24, Fla. Const.
As the statewide elected official directed by the Florida Constitution to serve as the chief
legal officer for the State of Florida (Exhibit 1):
2. On information and belief, when a substantial disputed issue of federal HECM law is a
necessary element of the foreclosing Plaintiff’s state law claim that a HECM is due and payable,
the U.S. district court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and the U.S.
Constitution, Article III, Section 2 for “all cases, in law and equity, arising under this
Constitution, [and] the laws of the United States, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth
Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States:
The Constitution states only one command twice. The Fifth Amendment says to the
federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due
process of law." The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven
words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe a legal obligation of all states. These
words have as their central promise an assurance that all levels of American government
must operate within the law ("legality") and provide fair procedures. (Cornell Law LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/due_process
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Attorney General Pam Bondi January 21, 2016
Office of Attorney General Page - 2
State of Florida
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
A property right can be created only by state law. Once a property right is established, the
determination of what process is due before that right can be deprived is a question answered by
the federal Constitution. Kingsford v. Salt Lake City Sch. Dist., 247 F.3d 1123 (10th Cir. 2001).
Federal question cases are those “arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the
United States. 28 U.S.C. § 1331 A case “arises under” federal law “if federal law creates
the cause of action, or if a substantial disputed issue of federal law is a necessary element
of a state law claim.” Pacheco de Perez v. AT&T Co., 139 F.3d 1368, 1373 (11th Cir.
1998) (citing Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for S.
Cal., 463 U.S. 1, 13 (1983)).
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
Enclosure
http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/Main/F06F66DA272F37C885256CCB0051916F
Within the Attorney General’s Office is the Office of Statewide Prosecution that targets widespread criminal
activities throughout Florida including identity theft, drug trafficking and gang activity. The Attorney
General's Office also conducts various programs to assist victims of crime.
The Attorney General defends the constitutionality of statutes duly enacted by the Legislature and is
authorized to issue formal legal opinions at the request of various public officials on questions relating to the
application of state law. The Office of the Attorney General houses the Florida Commission on the Status of
Women and the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Also housed within the Attorney
General’s Office is the Office of Civil Rights, which investigates and takes legal action against violations of
Floridians’ civil rights.
The Attorney General serves as a member of the Florida Cabinet along with the Chief Financial Officer and
the Commissioner of Agriculture. As a Cabinet member, the Attorney General serves on the Clemency Board
and as a member of the various Cabinet boards and commissions that address state lands, state investments, and
rules pertaining to insurance and financial regulation. Also as a Cabinet member, the Attorney General serves,
collectively as agency head for the Departments of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Law Enforcement,
Revenue and Veterans Affairs.
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Neil Gillespie
This will respond to your January 21, 2016 email in which, pursuant to Ch. 119, F.S., you make the
following request for public records:
Our Office does not have any documents responsive to your specific inquiry dated January 21, 2016
regarding Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM). The HECM is the reverse mortgage program
run through the Federal Housing Authority. In furtherance of trying to assist you, additional information
about that federal program may be found at:
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/hecm/rmtopten
Sincerely,
Leslie Jacobs
Public Records Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General
PL 01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(850) 245-0140(o)
(850) 487-2564 (f)
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"Neil Gillespie" ---01/26/2016 12:08:55 PM---TO: Attorney General Pam Bondi: I do not have an
1/26/2016
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TO: Attorney General Pam Bondi: I do not have an acknowledgment for this record request.
cc: Leslie Jacobs.
Public Records Request. F.S. § 119.07(1)(c) All public records requests shall be acknowledged
promptly and in good faith. Access to public records and meetings, Art. I, Sec. 24, Fla. Const.
1/26/2016
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Neil Gillespie
There is a reference to HECM in the current Housing Laws section 44. I was unable to locate
any other references, but Mr. Waldman will be back in the office on Thursday and may be able
to assist you further.
Marie
Marie Pesando
Principal Attorney Editor
Thomson Reuters
marie.pesando@tr.com
Mitchell Waldman directed me to you for a question about Florida Jurisprudence, 2d. I own Fla Jur 2d
2007, and cannot locate any listing for HECM, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or reverse mortgage
individually, or under the mortgage heading.
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Do you know if Fla Jur 2d has listings for HECM, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or reverse
mortgage individually, or under the mortgage heading? Thank you.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
352-854-7807
neilgillespie@mfi.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Waldman, Mitchell (Legal)
To: Neil Gillespie
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2018 3:16 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Florida Jurisprudence, 2d
I am out of the office today. If you have urgent questions concerning Fla. Jur. 2d, Michigan
Pleading & Practice, or Nichols Illinois Civil Practice, please contact Marie Pesando.
Thanks.
Mitchell Waldman
Principal Attorney Editor, Thomson ReutersPrincipal Attorney Editor, Thomson Reuters
Thanks.
Mitchell Waldman
Principal Attorney Editor, Thomson Reuters
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RE: Public Records Request (PRR), Article I, Section 24, Florida Constitution
Sometime in early 2016, I believe, I notified your office that I was not lawfully served in 13.115.CA,
and that the process server, Robert McGuinness, was incarcerated, see attached. I believe Mr. Harrell
placed my correspondence on the record in 13.115.CA. This PRR is for a copy of that correspondence as
it appears on the record in 13.115.CA. I have not been able to locate the document, and I do not have a
DOC number for it. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
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Mr. Gillespie:
The court records related to the correspondence you reference below appear to be DOC #
301, consisting of 58 pages, filed on March 15, 2016, and DOC # 302, consisting of 6 pages, filed
on March 17, 2016. Both are showing on the docket. Please take a look at them and then confirm
whether you still want us to provide you with copies of either or both. The cost would be $1 per
page.
Gregory C. Harrell
General Counsel to David R. Ellspermann, Marion County Clerk of Court & Comptroller
P.O. Box 1030
Ocala, Florida 34478-1030
(352) 671-5603
gharrell@marioncountyclerk.org
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VIA Email: Ellspermann@marioncountyclerk.org March 17, 2016
RE: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. v. Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie as Co-Trustees, et al.
Marion County Case No. 2013-CA-115, FL Fifth Judicial Circuit; 42-2013CA000115-CAAXXX
RE: Records request, Art. I, Sec. 24, Fla. Const. All public records requests shall be
acknowledged promptly and in good faith, F.S. § 119.07(1)(c); and/or Rule 2.420(m)(1)
Attached is a scan of page 1 of the Certified Copy of the Complaint in 2013-CA-115, that does
not show a case number. The Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint to Foreclose Home Equity
Conversion Mortgage is arguably the most important document in the case file. How is it
possible that the Complaint does not show the case number?
The Clerk’s online docket does not show an image of the Complaint, which is missing at
Document #3, Action Date 01-09-2013, Description, “PETITION/COMPLAINT NO DOC#”
Without an identifiable Complaint in the case file, this case is nonsense, in my opinion.
See PDF page 11 of the attached docket. For some reason, the document numbers are wildly out
of order on page 11. Is that to add to the confusion of this nonsense case?
Provide records that may explain the lack of a case number on the Complaint, the Complaint
image missing from the Clerk’s online docket, and docket doc. numbers wildly out of order.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
Enclosures
Cc: MCSO, FDLE
FBI Jacksonville Division
FBI Tampa Division
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3/17/2016 2:53 PM
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Neil Gillespie
David R. Ellspermann
Marion County Clerk of Court & Comptroller
Cc: Gregory C. Harrell, General Counsel
Marion County Courthouse
110 NW 1st Ave.
Ocala, FL 34475
Regarding my attached record request, and Mr. Harrell's response(s), did the Clerk place this
communication on the record in 13-CA-115? If so, what is the DOC number? Thank you.
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
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Neil Gillespie
DOC 304 contains a copy of your correspondence of 3.17.16 to the Clerk and my response to you.
I am presently out of the office and not able to tell if I ever received the attachments to your
correspondence of 3.17.16 to the Clerk, but I can and will check on that upon my return on 4.30.18.
I apologize that I also am not able to adjust the font size of this remote communication.
Sincerely,
Greg Harrell
David R. Ellspermann
Marion County Clerk of Court & Comptroller
Cc: Gregory C. Harrell, General Counsel
Marion County Courthouse
110 NW 1st Ave.
Ocala, FL 34475
Regarding my attached record request, and Mr. Harrell's response(s), did the Clerk place
this communication on the record in 13-CA-115? If so, what is the DOC number? Thank
you.
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Tel. 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
7/3/2018
VIA UPS NEXT DAY AIR August 9, 2012
Complaint: HUD Complaint, HUD Reverse Mortgage Handbook 7610.01, Section 4-19
Dispute: Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose, acct./loan no. 68011002615899
Recently we found a material alteration to our HECM reverse mortgage made by interlineation
after execution. (Exhibits 32 and 33). Please take notice that we DO NOT ratify the change. The
interlineation is a hand-written alteration, not initialed and not dated, and vitiates the mortgage.
The interlineation is an attempt to add a new party to the reverse mortgage, Penelope M.
Gillespie individually. The interlineation recently came to our attention when an attorney we
consulted found the altered mortgage on the Marion County Clerk’s website. This mortgagee
document differs from the mortgage documents we signed June 5, 2008 with no interlineation.
On January 15, 2009 Bank of America provided us with copies of the mortgage documents that
have no interlineation. (Exhibits 9 and 10). Therefore I conclude that the interlineation is
evidence of fraud by the lender and/or lender-affiliated parties.
Under Florida law a material alteration voids the instrument and destroys the identity of the
contract rendering it unenforceable. Bland v. Fidelity Trust Co., 71 Fla. 499, 71 So. 630 (1916).
Since a HECM reverse mortgage is a non-recourse loan, the void contract is unenforceable, and
the lender has no further means to collect the debt beyond the terms of the original documents.
In addition, a review of the file in this matter shows fraud and gross misconduct by the lender
and lender-affiliated parties, including the HECM-approved reverse mortgage counselor.
This letter is a complaint to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as
provided for in the HUD Reverse Mortgage Handbook 7610.01, Section 4-19 Concerns or
Complaints Regarding a HECM Lender or Reverse Mortgage Counselor.
The records of RMS are not accurate. There are three borrowers, including Neil Gillespie, who is
currently living in the home. Therefore RMS’s “Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose” dated
June 8, 2012 is improper. (Exhibit A). There are no grounds for acceleration of the debt.
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HUD Complaint - Dispute Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose August 9, 2012
Page - 2
An “Assignment of Mortgage” provided by RMS in response to our RESPA request shows Neil
Gillespie as one of three original borrowers. (Exhibit 1). This has been our position since the
beginning when we all signed the loan documents June 5, 2008.
A review of this reverse mortgage shows problems with the documents and business practices
used to solicit and make this loan. Those issues include fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, predatory
lending, and negligence toward a borrower who lacked legal competency, to steer us into a
HECM reverse mortgage that charged higher fees and stripped us of home equity.
Borrower Penelope Gillespie suffered from Alzheimer’s dementia at the time of the HECM
reverse mortgage and counseling session. Ms. Gillespie lacked capacity to make a contract, and
died of dementia September 16, 2009. Neil Gillespie was Ms. Gillespie’s primary caregiver and
had Durable Power of Attorney (POA), but the HUD counselor, lenders, and related parties
failed to require the POA. The record shows that this loan failed to comply with requirements
related to competency as set forth in the HUD Reverse Mortgage Handbooks 4235.1 and 7601.1.
At the time we believed that Ms. Gillespie’s lack of capacity was mitigated by the fact that Neil
Gillespie and Mark Gillespie were also borrowers on the loan. However if it is determined that
Neil Gillespie and Mark Gillespie are not borrowers on the loan, then Ms. Gillespie’s lack of
capacity is very significant, and the reverse mortgage is void or voidable and must be canceled.
Neil Gillespie a disabled adult. This is a request for disability accommodation. Neil Gillespie is
disabled as defined by the following:
Liberty Reverse Mortgage unlawfully assigned this reverse mortgage to Bank of America before
the loan closed. A “Corporation Assignment of Deed of Trust/Mortgage” made June 3, 2008 by
Liberty Reverse Mortgage to Bank of America “grants, sells, assigns, and transfers” “all
beneficial interest under that Certain Deed of Trust/Mortgage dated May 29, 2008 executed by
Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie, as Co-Trustees of The Gillespie
Family Living Trust Agreement dated February 10, 1997, Borrower, to Liberty Reverse
Mortgage, Inc.”. (Exhibit 2). This assignment is fraudulent on its face because no deed was
executed on May 29, 2008 by any of the parties. The deed was executed on June 5, 2008.
The assignment made June 3, 2008 by Jessica Yee, Asst. Secretary of Liberty Reverse Mortgage,
shows evidence of fraud because the deed was not executed by the parties until June 5, 2008. Yet
Ms. Yee certified under “PENALTY OF PERJURY” before notary Bernadette Perez on June 3,
2008 that the deed was executed May 29, 2008 when the deed was NOT executed. (Exhibit 2).
HUD Complaint - Dispute Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose August 9, 2012
Page - 3
The fraudulent assignment of June 3, 2008 did not comply with RESPA, the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. 2605), including notice of the assignment. (Exhibit 3).
Bank of America notified us by letter that effective July 1, 2011 “…the servicing of reverse
mortgage loans by our subsidiary-BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, will transfer to our parent
company-Bank of America, N.A.”. This is a request for a copy of the July 1, 2011 assignment.
Also, Jessica Yee made a “Direct Endorsement Allonge” - without recourse - May 29, 2008 that
predates execution of the Note by a week. The Note was signed June 5, 2008. (Exhibit 4).
The original settlement date of May 29, 2008 was canceled because our attorney Robert Stermer
became ill and could not attend. The settlement was rescheduled, and closed June 5, 2008.
2. HECM Loan Originator Liz Baize of Park Avenue Bank - Application Not Right
Neil Gillespie had an existing and ongoing banking relationship with Park Avenue Bank (PAB),
consisting of a monthly automatic deposit of his disability check and a small savings account.
That existing relationship was the basis for going to PAB for a HECM reverse mortgage.
A recent review shows that the HECM residential loan application was not accurate. Fannie Mae
loan form (no. 1009, 05/2004) signed by Penelope Gillespie and Liz Baize of Park Avenue Bank
on June 5, 2008 explicitly states in the opening paragraph that “Co-borrower information must
be provided when a person other than the “Borrower”…is a co-owner of the real property that
will be used as a basis for loan qualification…”. (Exhibit 5). (see page four (4), paragraph 1,
Instructions for completing the residential loan application for reverse mortgages).
Contrary to law, the application does not show that the property title is held in an Inter Vivos
(Living) Trust. The application incorrectly shows the property held in the sole name of Penelope
M. Gillespie. This application was completed by Liz Baize of Park Avenue Bank, the loan
originator, and signed June 5, 2008 by Ms. Baize. This incorrect information is repeated in the
attached Addendum. As a factual matter, the quit-claim deed is titled to Penelope M. Gillespie,
Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie, as Co-Trustees of the Gillespie Family Living Trust.
Liz Baize, Park Avenue Bank, Financial Title Company, and Liberty Reverse Mortgage all knew
that the property was not titled in the name of Penelope M. Gillespie. The Borrower’s Escrow
Instructions, dated May 28, 2008 by Financial Title Company, shows: (Exhibit 6)
Nonetheless, Liz Baize and Park Avenue Bank certified the false information as correct.
HUD Complaint - Dispute Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose August 9, 2012
Page - 4
Furthermore, on page three (3) of the application, part VII, Acknowledgment and Agreement,
item 10, representations were made as to the value of the property by Liz Baize, Park Avenue
Bank, the appraisal company, Liberty Reverse Mortgage, and the HUD HECM consumer reverse
mortgage counselor Susan Gray/CCCS/MMI. Representations of property value were made by
these parties in various financial schedules and loan projections, described in detail below.
An earlier HECM residential loan application dated April 25, 2008 signed by Penelope Gillespie
and Liz Baize/Park Avenue Bank is essentially the same as June 5th application, and contains the
same false information about the title to the property. (Exhibit 7).
The original settlement date of May 29, 2008 was canceled because our attorney Robert Stermer
became ill and could not attend. The settlement was rescheduled, and closed June 5, 2008.
Liz Baize of Park Avenue Bank, the loan originator, provided Neil Gillespie with copies of the
unsigned documents from the canceled closing of May 29, 2008, along with a handwritten note
on bank letterhead that read: (Exhibit 8)
Neil, Received permission to give you this copy for review in the event you want to pick
up again next Thurs. If you decide to confirm next Thurs at 2:00 a 48 hour notice would
be good. Thank you. Liz.
Liz Baize hand delivered the documents to Neil Gillespie at our home. Ms. Baize provided 149
pages of HECM loan documents, including an Estimated Borrowers Closing Statement that
shows three (3) borrowers: Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie, and Mark Gillespie. (Printed
by Fatima Pacheco on 05/28/08 at 1:55:48PM).
Liz Baize also provided “Borrower’s Escrow Instructions” that shows the property title vested in
the names of Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie, and Mark Gillespie, as Co-Trustees of the
Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement dated February 10, 1997. (Exhibits 6 and 8). Ms. Baize
provided copies of other documents that also showed three (3) borrowers, such as the HECM
Reverse Mortgage (first and second) and the HECM Note (first and second).
Also included was a Notice of Assignment, Sale or Transfer of Servicing Rights: (Exhibit 3)
You are hereby notified as a requirement of Section 6 of the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act (RESPA) (12 U.S.C. 2605) that the servicing of your mortgage loan, that
is, the right to collect payments from you, is being assigned, sold or transferred from
Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Inc. to Bank of America, N.A effective June 03, 2008
Liberty Reverse Mortgage went ahead with the assignment June 3, 2008, even though the loan
did not close May 29, 2008. The loan closed June 5, 2008, two days later.
HUD Complaint - Dispute Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose August 9, 2012
Page - 5
4. Original HECM Mortgage and Note Shows Three Borrowers
The original HECM Mortgage and Note shows three borrowers. Neil Gillespie provided copies
of these documents to RMA in a RESPA request dated May 14, 2012. RMA returned the copies.
The HECM documents in Exhibits 9 through 12 were provided by Tom DeBeauchamp of Bank
of America to Penelope Gillespie January 15, 2009 by FedEx. (Exhibit 34). No cover letter was
provided by Bank of America, just 126 pages of copies. This was in response to our request to
Bank of America for copies of signed documents from the June 5, 2008 settlement.
a. The HECM reverse mortgage documents (both first and second mortgages) show three
(3) mortgagors as borrowers: (Exhibits 9 and 10).
“THIS MORTGAGE ("Security Instrument") is given on June 05, 2008. The mortgagor
is Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie, as Co-Trustees of The
Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement dated February 10, 1997, whose address is
8092 SW 115th Loop, Ocala, FL 34481 ("Borrower").”
b. The HECM adjustable rate Note documents (both first and second Notes) defines the
term “Borrower” in paragraph 1, definitions: (Exhibits 11 and 12)
“1. DEFINITIONS "Borrower" means each person signing at the end of this Note.”
The note show three (3) persons signed, each as are borrowers: Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J.
Gillespie and Mark Gillespie, as co-trustees of The Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement.
c. Co-trustees are persons and therefore borrowers as defined by the Note. This definition
is consistent with HUD’s model forms in Appendixes 2 and 3 to HUD handbook 4235.1.
Because co-trustees are persons and therefore borrowers, the trust provision in the mortgage is
ambiguous and should be construed in favor of the borrower(s). Paragraph 9(e) of the mortgage,
last sentence, states: “A trust shall not be considered an occupant or be considered as having a
principal residence for purposes of this Paragraph 9.”
Taken on its face as true, the trust is not an occupant, nor does it have the property as its
principal residence. A trust is a legal fiction and does not reside anywhere. Co-trustees are
people, and "Borrower" means each person signing at the end of this Note. Neil Gillespie is a
person, a co-trustee, and a borrower residing in the property.
A material alteration was made by handwritten interlineation, with no initials and no date, to the
original HECM mortgage sometime after the parties signed the mortgage on June 5, 2008. Please
take notice that we DO NOT ratify the change. The altered mortgage was filed June 25, 2008
with the Marion County Clerk of Court. This altered mortgage came to the attention of Neil
Gillespie July 12, 2012 by reading the official record on the Marion County Clerk’s website.
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A copy of the altered HECM mortgage accompanies this complaint as Exhibit 32. A copy of the
altered HECM second mortgage accompanies this complaint as Exhibit 33.
The following material alterations were made by handwritten interlineation to the HECM
mortgage after the fact, and not initialed or dated by any party to acknowledge the changes.
c. Someone also removed on the HECM mortgage the printed words “prepared by”
located under the Liberty Reverse Mortgage address block on the first page, and added the
handwritten words “Prepared By:” over the same Liberty Reverse Mortgage address block. This
alteration was not initialed or dated by any party.
d. Someone also removed on the HECM second mortgage the printed words “prepared
by” located under the Liberty Reverse Mortgage address block on the first page, and added the
handwritten words “Prepared By:” over the same Liberty Reverse Mortgage address block. This
alteration was not initialed or dated by any party.
e. On the HECM mortgage someone added to the signature block the property address in
handwritten script, and asterisks by the names Penelope M. Gillespie and Neil J. Gillespie. The name
of Mark Gillespie was crossed out in this signature block. In the signature block for Mark Gillespie,
someone added the property address in handwritten script, and crossed out the names of Penelope M.
Gillespie and Neil J. Gillespie. These alteration were not initialed or dated by any party.
6. Property Deed Shows Vesting to Three Owners - First American Title Insurance Company
A quit-claim deed to the property at 8092 SW 115th Loop shows vesting to Penelope M.
Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie, as Co-Trustees of The Gillespie Family Living
Trust Agreement dated February 10, 1997. A copy of the deed was provided to us April 4, 2011
by First American Title Insurance Company, along with a copy of the Florida Department of
Revenue, Return for Transfers of Interest in Real Property. (Exhibit 13).
Penelope Gillespie and Neil Gillespie attended telephonically April 22, 2008 HECM consumer
reverse mortgage counseling with Susan Gray of Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Money
Management International Incorporated (CCCS/MMI). MMI is located in Beaumont, Texas.
Counseling is required by HUD for the purpose of providing to borrowers “…information about
the implications of and alternatives to a reverse mortgage.” Ms. Gray certified in accordance
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with Section 255 of the National Housing Act and 24CFR 206.41, that she discussed in detail
items 1 through 7 listed on the certificate, including number 3, “The financial implications of
entering into a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage.” (Exhibit 14)
The “counseling” provided by MMI did not meet requirements set forth in the HUD Reverse
Mortgage Handbook. The financial information provided by MMI has since proved wildly
inaccurate. The session was perfunctory and did not provide any actual counseling as required.
A HUD HECM Reverse Mortgage is a very complex financial product. The consequences to the
borrower, the family and the estate are significant and life changing. Those consequences can
strip borrowers of home equity, threaten families with foreclosure, and destabilize communities.
HUD has published at least two Reverse Mortgage Handbooks, HUD handbook 4235.1 REV-1
issued November 18, 1994, and HUD handbook 7610.1 REV-5 issued May 2010. At the time of
the HUD counseling session and reverse mortgage, we did not know that a handbook existed.
Parts of the handbooks are similar, but the Appendixes are not. HUD handbook 7610.1 has four
(4) Appendices, and HUD handbook 4235.1 has twenty-three (23) Appendixes. Each handbook
exceeds 180 pages. Below is a link to the HUD handbooks and other HUD publications.
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/hudclips/handbooks/
hsgh
Appendix 4 to HUD handbook 7610.1 is the “HECM Counseling Protocol”, and as the name
suggests, consists of one hundred one (101) pages of counseling protocol for HECM loans, and
includes the following: (NOTE: HUD also has a separate, HECM Housing Counseling Protocol
7610.0 online http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=7610-0_COMBINED.PDF)
Appendix 4 states in section II. Reverse Mortgage Counselor Roles and Responsibilities, that the
responsibility of the counselor includes: (page 80)
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“The counselor must make specific efforts to review the client’s level of understanding of
reverse mortgages, including the following:
Review Tool
Attachment B.10 provides a list of questions the counselor must ask to assess client
comprehension. Counselors must ask questions about reverse mortgages in general
and questions appropriate to the specific client situation. The client must be able to
answer five of the ten questions in order to receive the counseling certificate during
the first session. These questions will be interspersed throughout the session. The
counselor will ask questions in the spirit of a review throughout the counseling
session, rather than an exam at the end of the session, in order to avoid intimidating
or insulting the client.
The counselor may discontinue the session without issuing the certificate if it is apparent
early in the counseling session that the client is not able to understand the material. Refer
to Attachment B.10 for the appropriate course of action in this case.
Attachment B.10, “Reviewing the Client’s Level of Understanding” is attached to this complaint
as Exhibit 42. This four (4) page attachment begins:
During the session, counselors must ask ten questions to determine whether the client has
understood the essential features of the reverse mortgage. These questions explore some
of the most fundamental facts about reverse mortgages – things that every adequately
informed client must know.
Clients must answer five questions correctly to receive the Counseling Certificate at
the initial counseling session. For additional instructions on what counselors should do if
the client cannot answer five questions correctly see the section titled Results of the
Review….Whenever possible, avoid yes/no questions.
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If there are two or more borrowers, the counselor may request that each client alternate
answering questions. In addition, if one client appears to be quieter and less involved
during the session, the counselor may direct the questions entirely to that client, while
asking the other client to remain silent. If the quiet client cannot respond, then the
counselor may allow the other one to answer the question. The counselor must avoid
allowing a dominant client to completely take over the question and answer exchange.
If the client is accompanied by a legal representative (e.g., someone who has durable
power of attorney), direct the questions to the client whenever possible, asking the agent
to remain silent until the client has attempted to answer. If the client is unable to respond
adequately, the certificate should be signed by the legal representative only and should
include the notation that the client was unable to fully participate in counseling.
Because these questions are meant to test the most basic reverse mortgage concepts, if
the client cannot provide adequate answers for five questions, there may be concern
about his or her ability to make an adequately informed reverse mortgage decision. If that
is the case, the counselor must not issue the counseling certificate after the first
counseling session, but must propose additional ways to help the client gain the necessary
knowledge. These options must meet the client’s specific needs.
During any additional counseling sessions, the counselor will ask the review questions
again. If the client again is not able to correctly answer five out of the ten questions, the
counselor will ask the client if they would like additional time and invite them to come
back at a later date after they have had more time to study the materials. A certificate
cannot be issued until the client correctly answers 5 out of the 10 questions.
Each handbook references the other, and both appear relevant to a reverse mortgage made today.
In addition, the HUD handbooks not only make reference each other, but to many additional
laws and regulations, including a number of civil rights laws. For example, HUD handbook
7610.1, Chapter 3, Section 3-1 F. Civil Rights, states:
F. Civil Rights. All participating agencies must administer their housing counseling
programs in accordance with and remain in compliance with corresponding Departmental
regulations and guidance and the following nondiscrimination regulatory and legislative
requirements:
These requirement are designed to prevent discrimination in the delivery of benefits and
services because of race, color, religion (creed), sex, national origin, age, familial status
or disability.
Because of the complex nature of a HECM Reverse Mortgage, participating agencies must offer
and be able to provide counseling, as opposed to just education. (HUD handbook 7610.1, 3-1 A).
Counseling activities must be limited to the geographic area specified in the agency’s approved
housing counseling work plan. (HUD handbook 7610.1, 3-1 E).
In order for a client to be classified as counseled under HUD’s Housing Counseling program, the
client must receive all of the basic services outlined in §214.300 (6)(b) and Items A – E below.
(HUD handbook 7610.1, Chapter 3, Section 5). A housing counselor must perform and
document these activities. (only Section 3-5 D is shown here).
3-5 D. Financial Analysis. Every housing counseling session requires an analysis of the
client’s unique financial situation. This includes but is not limited to:
1. A review of the client's income, expenses, spending habits, home values and
use of credit.
2. A comparative analysis of the client’s spending habits to determine if the
client’s habits are more suitable for renting than owning.
3. The establishment of a household budget that the client can afford.
HUD states that all borrowers on the deed must have counseling. See page 34, HUD handbook
7610.1, Chapter 4, Section 4-1 E.
To meet the statutory requirements for obtaining a HECM, the prospective borrower must
receive one-on-one reverse mortgage counseling and be issued a HECM counseling
certificate. Counselors are allowed to provide the required reverse mortgage counseling
to a group of related family members if they are documented on the deed together.
HUD states any person(s) listed on the deed must receive reverse mortgage counseling, including
beneficiaries of a life estate trust. See page 42, HUD handbook 7610.1, Chapter 4, Section 4-14.
In the event that multiple eligible borrowers shown on the deed are not located in the
same place, counseling may be provided to these parties by one counselor via
teleconference call or the individuals may receive counseling separately from different
counselors. However, HUD expects counseling agencies to avoid unnecessary separate
counseling, and to make every practical effort to counsel the borrower(s) and any related
parties simultaneously.
A. Person(s) on the Deed. Any person(s) listed on the deed must receive reverse
mortgage counseling. (NOTE: Mark Gillespie is on the deed and did not receive
counseling)
B. Beneficiaries of Life Estates. FHA will insure a HECM on property held in the name
of a trust with beneficiaries according to the provisions described in the HECM
Handbook 4235.1, Rev.1 and Mortgagee Letter (ML) 93-22. The HECM Handbook and
ML 93-22 provide, in part, that all beneficiaries of the trust should be eligible HECM
borrowers at the time of origination and until the mortgage is released. Current trust
beneficiaries or individuals who are eligible HECM borrowers and are seeking a HECM
loan must attend reverse mortgage counseling and sign the HECM counseling certificate.
The following names are listed on the quit-claim deed, HECM Mortgage, and HECM Note:
Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie, and Mark Gillespie, as Co-Trustees of the Gillespie
Family Living Trust. Mark Gillespie did not receive one-on-one reverse mortgage counseling
and was not issued a HECM counseling certificate. Neil Gillespie received one-on-one reverse
mortgage counseling and was issued a HECM counseling certificate.
Susan Gray/CCCS/MMI provided Penelope Gillespie and Neil Gillespie a HECM counseling
package by mail April 23, 2008. (Exhibit 14). The counseling package contained the following:
a. Two Certificates of HECM Counseling, one for homeowner Penelope Gillespie and
one for homeowner Neil Gillespie. The HUD certificate is on form OMB Approval No. 2502-
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0524. An attached note states: “If you decide to proceed with a Reverse Mortgage, you will need
to give BOTH of these ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES to the lender of your choice.
b. Reverse Mortgage Comparison - Selected Plans, prepared for Penelope Gillespie and
Neil Gillespie. (Exhibit 14.1).
A copy of the Certificate of HECM Counseling was signed by Penelope Gillespie. (Exhibit 15).
The lender did not submit a signed Certificate of HECM Counseling for Neil Gillespie.
A voice recording of the telephonic counseling session was made in .wav format. A CD copy is
enclosed. All calls made to home office telephone extension (352) 854-7807 are recorded for
quality assurance purposes pursuant to Florida Statutes chapter 934, section 934.02(4)(a)(1) and
the holding of Royal Health Care Servs., Inc. v. Jefferson-Pilot Life Ins. Co., 924 F.2d 215 (11th
Cir. 1991). This was to keep an accurate record of Ms. Gillespie’s medically-related calls from
doctors, and as a disability accommodation for Neil Gillespie.
Some of the information provided to Penelope and Neil Gillespie April 22, 2008 by Susan
Gray/CCCS/MMI during this counseling session was not accurate. For example, Ms. Gray said
(at 26 minutes, 21 seconds in the recording) that in year 10 the balance on the loan would be
$150,000, and the home value would be $207,000, resulting in equity of $57,000. However
today, four years into the reverse mortgage, the home value is $85,564, resulting in an equity
deficit of -$22,492 ($85,564 value - $108,056 RMA demand Jun-08-12).
At the end of the call, Ms. Gray said “Your home should maintain positive equity for a long
time”. (at 33 minutes, 50 seconds in the recording). Clearly this was inaccurate information. Ms.
Gray did not state that the property could decline in value. When Neil Gillespie asked about the
buyer’s margin interest rate, Ms. Gray was unable to answer, and said “and I’ll be honest Neil, I
don’t understand the mathematical reasoning either other than it has something to do with the
floor that was used when they made up these factor tables”. When Neil Gillespie asked what
“floor” meant, Ms. Gray did not know. (at 41 minutes, 30 seconds).
The “FHA's Monthly Adjustable Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Loan Estimated
Amortization Schedule for Penelope Gillespie and Neil Gillespie” shows at year four (4) an
ending loan balance of $118,550, a home value of $163,780, and a retained equity of $45,230.
(Exhibit 14.2). The actual home value today is $85,564, and the current loan balance is $108,056
per RMA’s demand letter of June 8, 2012, resulting in an equity deficit of -$22,492. The gross
equity difference, as compared to the figures in Exhibit 14.2, is $67,722. (-$22,492 vs. $45,230).
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HUD and its agent Ms. Gray/CCCS/MMI owed Penelope Gillespie, Neil Gillespie, Mark
Gillespie, and the Gillespie Family Living Trust, a fiduciary duty, and a duty of competence.
The financial disclosures provided by HUD/Susan Gray/CCCS/MMI about this reverse mortgage
were false, both in print form, and during the telephonic counseling session April 22, 2008.
For borrowers lacking legal competency, the counseling session shall be conducted with a person
holding a power of attorney (POA) for the borrower. HUD handbook 7610.1, Chapter 4, Section
4-14 C, and elsewhere:
HUD handbook 7610.1 states, Section 4-18 F. Issuing the Certificate of Counseling. (relevant part)
A certificate of counseling may be withheld if the counselor believes that the counseling
recipient did not understanding basic information about reverse mortgages.
A counseling agency must withhold a certificate from a client who cannot successfully
answer five of the ten review questions that are provided in Attachment B.10 of the
Protocol. The client will be given adequate opportunities to correctly respond to the
review questions in accordance with the requirements in Attachment B.10. The certificate
cannot be withheld based on lack of payment.
The recording of the HUD telephonic counseling session April 22, 2008 with Susan
Gray/CCCS/MMI shows Penelope Gillespie did not actively participate in the call or the
counseling. Ms. Gray did not ask Ms. Gillespie to “successfully answer five of the ten review
questions” or make any effort to determine if she understood basic information about reverse
mortgages. Therefore Ms. Gray should not have issued the certificate to Penelope Gillespie.
Penelope Gillespie was not able to understand basic information about a reverse mortgage, or
benefit from the telephonic counseling provided by Susan Gray/CCCS/MMI.
Penelope Gillespie suffered from Alzheimer’s dementia and other serious aliments at the time of
the HECM reverse mortgage and counseling session. Ms. Gillespie lacked capacity to make a
contract in 2008, and died of dementia September 16, 2009.
Neil Gillespie was appointed attorney-in-fact several times by Ms. Gillespie under Florida law,
including a Durable Power of Attorney (POA) made February 21, 2006. A copy of the POA is
provided as Exhibit 31.
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The record shows that this loan failed to comply with requirements related to competency as set
forth in HUD handbooks 4235.1 and 7610.1. Neil Gillespie was Penelope Gillespie’s primary
caregiver and had POA, but the lenders and related parties failed to require the use of the POA.
Dr. Gregory J. Howell, MD, of the Ocala Neurodiagnostic Center, treated Ms. Gillespie for
dementia from November 2005 through December 2006. During an office visit May 8, 2006,
Dr. Howell said Ms. Gillespie was not competent to make financial decisions, or to give things
away. Dr. Howell said someone must have POA to manage the affairs of Ms. Gillespie. Neil
Gillespie brought Ms. Gillespie to the office visit on May 8, 2006 and made notes. This office
visit was a follow-up to Dr. Howell’s written comments of March 27, 2006 opining about the
competence of Ms. Gillespie. Dr. Howell wrote “It sounds to me like pt. has Alz. Dementia &
needs supervision”. (double underline).
Neil Gillespie had written to Dr. Howell March 21, 2006 about certain transactions involving the
daughter of Ms. Gillespie. At the time Ms. Gillespie was not able to drive, not able to balance
her check book, and lacked understanding of her finances and legal matters. Ms. Gillespie
needed help with meal preparation, shopping, housework, and sometimes dressing. Ms. Gillespie
was dependent on Neil Gillespie to administer her medication, and for all aspects of her
healthcare, since December 2005. Ms. Gillespie suffered an adverse reaction to Rythmol, an
anti-arrhythmic heart medication. Ms. Gillespie was hospitalized December 6, 2005 through
December 23, 2005, followed by inpatient nursing care through January 16, 2006. The incident
was life-threatening.
Neil Gillespie was caregiver to Penelope Gillespie as defined by § 825.101(2), Florida Statutes:
(2) “Caregiver” means a person who has been entrusted with or has assumed
responsibility for the care or the property of an elderly person or disabled adult.
“Caregiver” includes, but is not limited to, relatives, court-appointed or voluntary
guardians, adult household members, neighbors, health care providers, and employees
and volunteers of facilities as defined in subsection (7).
Neil Gillespie was appointed “Designated Health Care Surrogate” by Penelope Gillespie under
Florida law February 21, 2006.
Neil Gillespie was designated proxy by Penelope Gillespie under her “Advance Medical
Directive” or living will May 4, 2006 under Florida law.
(4-6) C. Counseling Session. For borrowers lacking legal competency, the counseling session
may be conducted with a person holding a power of attorney, or with a court-appointed
conservator or guardian.
(4-7A.) b. If the borrower lacks legal competency and the loan application is being executed by a
person holding a durable power of attorney, or by a court-appointed conservator, the face-to-face
interview must be conducted with the person holding the power of attorney or conservator.
5-7 Counseling File. The housing counseling agency must maintain a separate
confidential file documenting each unique, distinct provision of counseling services
provided to a client, as described in §214.300 and Chapter 3.
The client file may be for an individual or household or for a group of clients with the
same housing need, such as tenants of an apartment complex with the same complaint
against their landlord. Files may be electronic or a combination of electronic and paper.
The file must include the following items:
Q. Reverse Mortgage Counseling. Additional documentation required for reverse
mortgage client files:
3. Power of Attorney or other documents relating to legal competency, if
applicable;
Liberty Reverse Mortgage, in an effort to sell its reverse mortgage product to Penelope Gillespie,
Neil Gillespie, and Mark Gillespie, made and provided a number of financial calculations. The
Gillespie family relied on the information and made a reverse mortgage. Information provided
by Liberty and relied upon by the Gillespie family has proved not accurate.
Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Financial Title Company, and Park Avenue Bank owed Penelope
Gillespie, Neil Gillespie, Mark Gillespie, and The Gillespie Family Living Trust, a fiduciary
duty, and a duty of competence. Liberty breached that duty. As a result of the breach of duty, the
Gillespie family sustained damages, the loss of home equity and threat of foreclosure.
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Our reverse mortgage made June 5, 2008 is now over four years old. According to financial
calculations provided to us by Liberty Reverse Mortgage, we should have a positive net equity.
Instead we have negative equity of -$22,492.
HUD creates false and misleading financial information through its Home Equity Conversion
Mortgages calculator for Housing industry professionals. (Exhibit 42). In turn the Housing
industry professionals use this false and misleading information to sell HECM reverse mortgages
to unsuspecting and vulnerable senior citizens. As shown in our case, this practice strips
borrowers of home equity and threatens families with foreclosure.
Liz Baize/Park Avenue Bank provided on April 25, 2008 “The Reverse Mortgage Analyst”,
signed by Liz Baize/Park Avenue Bank and Penelope Gillespie. (Exhibit 16). The figures
provided assume a 3.66% per year annual interest rate and 4.00% per year future home
appreciation. The Reverse Mortgage Analyst makes no provision for falling home prices. The
Reverse Mortgage Analyst shows in year four (4) a loan balance of $100,839, a home value of
$146,232, and net equity of $35,158. The gross equity difference today is $57,650. (-$22,492 vs.
$35,158). (Exhibit 16). (Note: The page numbers on this document are not consecutive,
suggesting pages may be missing).
A letter to Penelope Gillespie dated May 16, 2008 from Frank A. Castillo of Liberty Reverse
Mortgage states “We have enclosed updated figures for your review.” (Exhibit 17). Note that the
letter from Mr. Castillo is on plain paper, not company letterhead. This may be due to the fact
that Liberty Reverse Mortgage had been acquired by Genworth Financial Inc.
The Reverse Mortgage Analyst figures assume a 3.17% per year annual interest rate and 4.00%
per year future home appreciation. The Reverse Mortgage Analyst makes no provision for falling
home prices. The Reverse Mortgage Analyst shows in year four (4) a loan balance of $101,269, a
home value of $154,421, and net equity of $42,343. The gross equity difference today is
$64,839. (-$22,492 vs. $42,343). (Exhibit 17).
Liberty Reverse Mortgage provided at the closing June 5, 2008 “The Reverse Mortgage Analyst”
signed by Penelope Gillespie. The figures provided assume a 3.66% per year annual interest rate
and 4.00% per year future home appreciation. The estimate makes no provision for falling home
prices. The Reverse Mortgage Analyst shows in year four (4) a loan balance of $114,502 a home
value of $154,421, and net equity of $29,109. The gross equity difference today is $51,601.
(-$22,492 vs. $29,109). (Exhibit 18).
10. Financial Title Company Shows Three Borrowers on Final Closing Statement
Financial Title Company (California), provided two (2) different Final Closing Statements dated
May 29, 2008. Each statement shows three borrowers: Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie,
and Mark Gillespie. One closing statement is on the letterhead of Financial Title Company. The
other statement is on HUD OMB Form 2502-0265. (Exhibit 19).
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Each statement shows an incorrect closing date. The loan closed June 5, 2008, not May 29th.
Each closing statement shows that the settlement took place at 81 Blue Ravine Road, #220,
Folsom, CA, 95630. This is incorrect. The settlement took place at Park Avenue Bank in Ocala,
Florida. The HUD closing statement shows that the funding date was June 18, 2008. This is
incorrect. The funding date was June 10, 2008. The closing statements were printed June 18,
2008 by Leanette Adorkor. A cover letter from Fatima Pacheco, Escrow Officer for Financial
Title Company, accompanied the closing statements. The documents were sent through the U.S.
mail, and therefore subject to 18 USC § 1341, mail fraud. (Exhibit 19).
A second different HUD closing statement was printed by Fatima Pacheco May 28, 2008 at
2:00:42 p.m. that also shows three borrowers: Penelope M. Gillespie, Neil J. Gillespie, and Mark
Gillespie. (Exhibit 20). This HUD closing statement was faxed May 29, 2008 to “Have Seal Will
Travel” at (352) 854-0857. This is the fax number for Richard T. Kwiatkowski, of Have Seal -
Will Travel, LLC. Mr. Kwiatkowski is the notary who appeared at Park Avenue Bank for the
closing. Mr. Kwiatkowski’s business card states that he is a Mobile Notary Public, Reverse
Mortgage Advisor, and Certified Loan Signing Agent. (Exhibit 21).
A third different Final Closing Statement was provided by Financial Title Company, on HUD
OMB Form 2502-0265 with a closing date of June 5, 2008, and a disbursement date of June 10,
2008. This closing statement shows only one borrower, Penelope M. Gillespie. This closing
statement shows the settlement took place at 81 Blue Ravine Road, #220, Folsom, CA, 95630.
This is incorrect. The settlement took place at Park Avenue Bank in Ocala, Florida. This closing
statement appears to be signed “LA for Pacheco”, which may mean Leanette Adorkor for Fatima
Pacheco. The closing statement is also signed by Penelope M. Gillespie. (Exhibit 22).
The closing statement shown as Exhibit 22 also contains the following warning:
WARNING: It is a crime to knowingly make false statements to the United States on this
or any other similar form. Penalties upon conviction can include a fine and imprisonment.
For details see Title 18 U.S. Code Section 1001 and Section 101
On June 10, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. Liz Baize of Park Avenue Bank sent Neil Gillespie the following
email about the HUD HECM reverse mortgage loan: (Exhibit 23).
Neil, there may be a day or two delay in funding your loan. I just notified your attorney
that a small revision needed to be done because A) with all that signing, a signature line
for your mom was missed AND the interest rate for the week before, although a slight
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difference, was picked up in closing package and identified prior to being sent to HUD.
Richard (at out expense) has agreed to go to your attorneys office to meet you there to
sign the corrections; and Mr. Stermer said that was fine with him. I am trying to confirm
with Liberty that they will cover any cost incurred if a notary needs to go back out to
Mark. The difference in rate over the life of the loan is less than 1/8th percent. As soon as
I know more I will be in touch.
Sincerely,
Liz Baize
PAB
To correct the documents, Richard T. Kwiatkowski, of Have Seal - Will Travel, LLC, came to
the Gillespie Family home and made corrections. I do not recall exactly what was done, or if it
was limited to the issues in the email from Liz Baize.
Penelope Gillespie was provided and signed June 5, 2008 the HECM Notice of Right to Cancel.
(Exhibit 24). We considered exercising our rights under the notice to cancel the reverse
mortgage due to the high fees involved. We did not to cancel the reverse mortgage because we
understood from the closing on June 5, 2008 that the loan was made to three borrowers. This
would give us longer use of the property, and more time in which to amortize the high fees.
13. Ongoing Problems and Confusion - HECM Reverse Mortgage and Bank of America
This HECM reverse mortgage was, and continues to be, very complicated and confusing. Neil
Gillespie contacted Bank of America many times after the closing in an effort to understand this
reverse mortgage. One such contact was a phone call December 8, 2008 to Rick Fann of Bank of
America about a $172.27 line of credit that appeared on the first monthly statement. This amount
declined each month, as follows:
For some reason the “Available Line of Credit” declined each month, but there were no
corresponding credit draw request. THE MONEY WAS DISAPPEARING INTO THIN AIR!
This negative growth was a concern. The $172.27 appeared to represent an overpayment of
closing costs. We faxed December 26, 2008 a request for a return of the overpayment. The faxed
letter was in the name of, and signed by Penelope Gillespie, but Neil Gillespie composed and
faxed the letter on her behalf because Ms. Gillespie was not competent to do so herself.
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In response Bank of America issued two checks to Penelope Gillespie. One was a “Negative
Growth Reimbursement Check” in the amount of $38.89 dated January 6, 2009 (Exhibit 35). The
other was check in the amount of $133.38. (Exhibit 36). This was followed January 14, 2009 by
a seven-page letter of from Karen Yantis of Bank of America’s Reverse Servicing Division in
Seattle. (Exhibit 37).
The seven-page letter from Karen Yantis of January 14, 2009 (Exhibit 37) presented a number of
financial formulas and explanations best understood by a Certified Public Account with a law
degree and a background in finance. The letter was largely incomprehensible to Neil Gillespie,
and useless to Penelope Gillespie who was in an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s dementia. One
confusing statement (of many) in the letter appears on page four (4), paragraph five (5):
“On the surface, this may seem to be a decrease in the Net Principal Limit. However, if
we take into consideration that there was a $2,000.00 advance added to the loan balance
(see Outstanding Loan Balance section), we can see there is actually an increase in the
Net Principal Limit of $557.98. To better highlight this, let's run through another month
of calculations using the new figures provided above.”
We are not aware “that there was a $2,000.00 advance added to the loan”. I cannot find evidence
of this alleged $2,000 advance. Ms. Yantis concluded her letter with this understatement: “The
calculations referenced in this letter are quite complex and as such your Reverse Servicing
department welcomes any questions you may have regarding the calculations.”
We gave Notice to Bank of America (BofA) of our position that the loan was not due because
there were three borrowers, including Neil Gillespie, and he resides in the home. Written Notice
was provided to BofA by certified letter October 28, 2009, and several times thereafter.
We gave Notice to RMA of our position that the loan was not due because there were three
borrowers, including Neil Gillespie, and he resides in the home. Written Notice was provided to
RMA by fax on June 19, 2012. (Exhibit 25).
It appears that The Park Avenue Bank (PAB), Valdosta, GA, was insolvent and undercapitalized
when it originated a HECM loan to the Gillespie Family, resulting in cutting corners to sell a
product and earn fees, with a disregard for HECM regulations.
On Friday, April 29, 2011 PAB was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance.
PAB was assumed by Bank of the Ozarks. (Exhibit 26). The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) was named Receiver. (Exhibit 27). The Park Avenue Bank was losing
millions of dollars in July 2009 when the Federal Reserve and the Georgia Banking
Commissioner entered into a Written Agreement with Park Avenue Bank, PAB Bankshares, and
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their institution-affiliated parties to strengthen credit risk management practices and improve
assets, etc., see Docket Nos. 09-084-WA/RB-HC and 09-084-WA/RB-SM. (Exhibit 28). The
FDIC estimates the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) for bank’s failure is $306.1 million.
However R. Bradford Burnette, a retired PAB executive, did much better. Burnette walked away
with at least $1,422,831 from the bank’s holding company in 2009 at a time when the bank was
losing millions. Reuters reported that Burnette was paid $1,809,870 in 2009 by PAB Bankshares,
Inc., the bank’s holding company. According to the 2009 Director Compensation Table, the
Company entered into a salary continuation agreement with Mr. Burnette while he was
employed as an executive of the Company, an agreement that would provide Burnette with
$165,087 per year for 15 years commencing when he turned age 65. At December 31, 2009, the
net present value of the remaining payments due to Mr. Burnette was $1,220,539 using a
discount rate of 6.36%. Still, that leaves $387,039 not accounted for from the Reuters story.
Financial Title Company closed less that two months after it mishandled our HECM loan, when
it cut corners to earn fees, with disregard for HECM regulations.
Journalist Sharon Simonson of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal reported July 30,
2008, “Financial Title Co. shuts down in California. (Exhibit 29). In part, the story states:
“Financial Title Co. has shut its doors across the state as part of a closure of multiple
offices and title companies by its parent, Mercury Cos. of Colorado.”
“The decision by the largest real-estate title agent in Silicon Valley follows a move by
Mercury's lenders to pull their line of credit after Mercury failed to meet loan
requirements, according to an e-mail from Jim Hilbun, president of United Title of Texas.
Unite Title is also owned by Mercury.”
“The abrupt move mirrors that of Financial's former sister company, Alliance Title Co.,
which also closed with almost no notice late last year. Former employees and landlords
of Alliance have filed multiple lawsuits alleging they were not paid. Alliance declared
Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Northern California federal court June 5.”
This story shows the enormous profit in HECM lending to senior citizens, and a $50 million
payment to the owners of Liberty Reverse Mortgage made about the time of our HECM loan,
with the potential to earn more, resulting in cutting corners to sell a product and earn fees, with a
disregard for HECM regulations.
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Staff writer Mark Anderson of the Sacramento Business Journal reported July 29, 2007,
“Genworth lures Liberty Reverse Mortgage with $50 million.” (Exhibit 30). In part:
“Liberty Reverse Mortgage Inc. was not for sale. But Genworth Financial Inc. badly
wanted to add the nation's fourth-largest originator of reverse mortgages to its stable of
financial services.”
“Last week, its persistence paid off, as Genworth announced it would pay $50 million for
the four-year-old Rancho Cordova company. Liberty founders Scott Hanson and Pat
McClain could potentially earn more if performance goals are reached, Genworth
spokesman Tom Topinka said.”
“Hanson and McClain, the principals of Hanson McClain Retirement Planning, will take
advisory committee positions with Genworth, Hanson said.”
“The Liberty acquisition, which closes at the end of the year, continues the trend of large,
independent reverse mortgage operations being bought out. IndyMac Bancorp Inc. in
2004 bought Financial Freedom. In April, Bank of America bought Seattle Mortgage,
which operates Reverse Mortgage of America.”
“Wells Fargo, IndyMac Bancorp Inc. and Seattle Mortgage Co. are now the top reverse
mortgage companies, ahead of Liberty.”
“"A lot of companies want to get into this business," said Rich Young, Sacramento
branch manager of California Reverse Mortgage. His company was bought last year by
Atlanta-based Generation Mortgage Co., now the 10th-largest reverse mortgage company
in the country.”
“"There is a huge need for this product, and there is a lot of demand. The estimate is that
there is only 1 percent penetration in the market," Young said.
““With the slowdown in regular mortgages and the fallout of subprime lending, some
regular mortgage professionals are trying to do reverse mortgages, Young said.”
“Reverse mortgages are a highly specialized product. Federal law mandates a two-hour
counseling session for the person who signs the loan papers.”
“Hanson McClain has grown to $1.2 billion in assets under management. A subsidiary,
the Hanson McClain Network, a marketing and transfer agent for independent retirement
advisers, has more than $3 billion in assets under management.”
The Florida Division of Corporations website shows the following related to Liberty Reverse
Mortgage and Genworth Financial Inc.
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April 25, 2008, Liberty Reverse Mortgage 2008 Annual Report, address change (Exhibit 38)
November 17, 2008, name change to Genworth Financial, Inc. (Exhibit 39)
18. HUD Press Release, February 9, 2012: $1 Billion To Be Paid By The Bank Of America To
The Untied States, Largest False Claims Act Settlement Relating to Mortgage Fraud
Bank of America received $20 billion in the federal bailout from the U.S. government through
the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on January 16, 2009, along with a guarantee of $118
billion in potential losses at the company. This was in addition to the $25 billion given to them in
the Fall of 2008 through TARP. The additional payment was part of a deal with the U.S.
government to preserve Bank of America's merger with the troubled investment firm Merrill
Lynch. Since then, members of the U.S. Congress have expressed considerable concern about
how this money has been spent, especially since some of the recipients have been accused of
misusing the bailout money. Then CEO Ken Lewis was quoted as claiming "We are still lending,
and we are lending far more because of the TARP program."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America
“As part of the global resolution between the United States of America and the five largest
mortgage servicing banks in the country, which will bring much needed relief to financially
distressed homeowners nationwide, Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern
District of New York, today announced that the government will also resolve its claims against
the Bank of America, Countrywide Financial Corporation and certain Countrywide subsidiaries
and affiliates (Countrywide) for underwriting and origination mortgage fraud.”
“Since 2009, the office has been investigating the Bank of America's lending practices to
determine whether the bank, through Countrywide, which the bank acquired in 2008, knowingly
made loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to unqualified home buyers.
To date, the FHA has incurred hundreds of millions of dollars in damages as a result of this
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conduct. The investigation also encompassed allegations that the bank and Countrywide
defrauded the FHA insurance fund by originating mortgage loans that were based upon inflated
appraisals. During the investigation, the office determined that the bank's conduct provides a
basis for affirmative civil enforcement under, among other legal remedies, the False Claims Act,
31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33.”
“As part of the global settlement, Bank of America will pay $1 billion to resolve the wrongdoing
uncovered during the office's investigation” Read more at the link, or Exhibit 40.
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2012/HUDNo
.12-026
HUD, by restricting HECM Reverse Mortgages to persons 62 years of age and older, may violate
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. Sections 6101-6107. Section 6101, Statement of
purpose: It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in
programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
HUD handbook 7610.1, Appendix D, Section IV, Clients Needs and Circumstances, Borrower’s
Age: Effect on Eligibility (Page 95/181), states all borrowers must be 62 years old:
"HECMs are available only to seniors age 62 or older. Other reverse mortgage products
may have different age requirements. All borrowers on the loan must also be on the title
and must be age 62 or older..."
HUD handbook 7610.1, Chapter 3, Section 3-1 F. Civil Rights, states “All participating agencies
must administer their housing counseling programs in accordance with and remain in compliance
with corresponding Departmental regulations and guidance and the following nondiscrimination
regulatory and legislative requirements….e. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975…”
Neil Gillespie is 56 years-old and cannot qualify for a HECM loan based on his age. Therefore it
appears that the HUD HECM program discriminates on the basis of age in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance. http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/age_act.htm
Penelope Gillespie was an elderly person as defined by section 825.101(5), Florida Statutes.
Ms. Gillespie suffered from Alzheimer’s dementia at the time of the HECM reverse mortgage
and HUD counseling session, and lacked the capacity to make a contract. This was readily
apparent due to the inability of Ms. Gillespie to discuss basic details about this loan.
Ms. Gillespie died of dementia September 16, 2009.
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Neil Gillespie is a disabled adult as defined by section 825.101(4), Florida Statutes. Neil
Gillespie maintained a checking and savings account at Park Avenue Bank prior to this reverse
mortgage. Neil Gillespie had his Social Security disability benefit payment deposited directly to
Park Avenue Bank prior to this reverse mortgage. Therefore Park Avenue Bank knew that Neil
Gillespie was disabled when this reverse mortgage was made.
HUD, Susan Gray/CCCS/MMI, Liz Baize, Park Avenue Bank, Liberty Reverse Mortgage,
Financial Title Company, Bank of America, and Reverse Mortgage Solutions (collectively called
the “lenders”) were, or currently are, in a business relationship as defined by section 825.101(1),
Florida Statutes with either Penelope Gillespie and/or Neil Gillespie, and the family trust.
The lenders had a position of trust and confidence with respect to Penelope Gillespie and Neil
Gillespie as defined by section 825.101(11)(c), Florida Statutes, a legal or fiduciary relationship
as our lenders. The lenders provided professional services as defined by section 825.101(13)(b),
Florida Statutes.
Based on the allegations in this letter, the lenders engaged in exploitation and deception with
regard to our business relationship with them as defined by section 825.101(3), Florida Statutes,
(a)(1) misrepresenting or concealing a material fact relating to services rendered intended to
benefit an elderly person or disabled adult; (a)(2) terms of a contract or agreement entered into
with an elderly person or disabled adult; and (b) using any misrepresentation, false pretense, or
false promise in order to induce, encourage, or solicit an elderly person or disabled adult to enter
into a contract or agreement.
The lender’s exploitation and deception deprived Penelope Gillespie, (and estate), Neil Gillespie,
Mark Gillespie, and the Gillespie Family Living Trust, of property as defined by section
825.101(12), Florida Statutes. The value of property lost is defined by section 825.101(14).
The lenders violated section 825.103(1)(a), Florida Statutes, exploitation of an elderly person or
disabled adult, knowingly, by deception, obtaining an elderly person’s or disabled adult’s funds,
assets, or property to benefit the lenders who stood in a position of trust and confidence with the
elderly person or disabled adult and who had a business relationship with the elderly person or
disabled adult.
Under section 825.103(2)(a), Florida Statutes, the lenders may have committed a felony of the
first degree because the funds, assets, or property involved in the exploitation of the elderly
person or disabled adult is valued at $100,000 or more.
Conclusion
This complaint shows a fraudulent loan process by the lenders and affiliated parties under the
HUD HECM reverse mortgage program. The information provided to Penelope Gillespie and
Neil Gillespie during the HECM consumer reverse mortgage counseling was not accurate as to
financial assumptions and projections. This practice strips borrowers of home equity and
threatens families with foreclosure.
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The “FHA's Monthly Adjustable Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Loan Estimated
Amortization Schedule for Penelope Gillespie and Neil Gillespie” shows at year four (4) an
ending loan balance of $118,550, a home value of $163,780, and a retained equity of $45,230.
(Exhibit 14.2). The actual home value today is $85,564, and the current loan balance is $108,056
per RMA’s demand letter of June 8, 2012, resulting in an equity deficit of -$22,492. The gross
equity difference, as compared to the figures in Exhibit 14.2, is $67,722. (-$22,492 vs. $45,230).
Penelope Gillespie granted Neil Gillespie a life estate, the right to live in our home for the rest of
his life. This life estate was verbal, not written. The HUD handbook notes on page 44 that:
"Under FHA regulations at 24 CFR Section 206.35, if a HECM borrower holds a life estate
in the property that will serve as the security for the FHA-insured HECM, persons with a
reversionary or remainder interest in that property also must execute the HECM mortgage."
The property at 8092 SW 115th Loop, Ocala, Florida, is Neil Gillespie’s homestead under
Florida law. Neil Gillespie has lived in the home continuously since February 2005. Neil
Gillespie has no other home, is not married, and does not have children. Neil Gillespie has no
assets to pay off the mortgage, refinance, or buy another home. Neil Gillespie’s disability income
is below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. If RMS successfully forecloses on our home, Neil
Gillespie will be homeless.
At the time of the loan we believed Ms. Gillespie’s lack of capacity was mitigated by the fact
that Neil Gillespie and Mark Gillespie were also borrowers on the loan. If it is determined that
Neil Gillespie and Mark Gillespie are not borrowers on the loan, then Ms. Gillespie’s lack of
capacity is very significant, and the reverse mortgage is void or voidable and must be canceled.
Wherefore, in consideration of the above, the HECM reverse mortgage is void or voidable and
unenforceable. Kindly cease and desist any and all foreclosure action immediately. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
Telephone: (352) 854-7807
June 8, 2012
Penelope Gillespie
OCALA, FL 34481
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., (herein as "RMS") is currently servicing your mortgage loan that is secured by the above
referenced property. You are hereby formally notified IJlat the mortgage loan associated with the referenced Deed of
TrustIMortgage is in default because of the death of the primary mortgagor and the loan must be paid in full.
To cure this default, you must forward funds in the amount of $1 08,056.19 consisting of the principal due, plus all interest
and fees through July 8, 2012.
It is possible that after payment of the amounts detailed above there may be other fees still due and owing, including
but not limited to other fees, escrow advances or corporate advances that RMS paid on your behalf or advanced to
your account.
This letter is a formal demand to pay $108,056.19. If the default is not paid in full by July 8, 2012, RMS will take steps to
terminate your ownership in the property by a foreclosure proceeding or other action to seize the property.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PAY YOUR ACCOUNT IN FULL, RMS offers consumer assistance programs designed to help
resolve delinquencies and avoid FORECLOSURE. These services are provided without cost to our customers. You may be
eligible for a loan workout plan or other similar alternatives. If you would like to learn more about these programs, you may
contact the Loss Mitigation Department at (866) 503-5559, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM CST. WE ARE
VERY INTERESTED IN ASSISTING YOU.
The default above can be cured by payment of the total payoff amount plus any additional fees that become due by July 8,
2012. Note that additional charges, costs and fees may become due during the period between today's date and the date the
aforementioned payments are received. Please contact our Collection Department at (866) 503-5559 to obtain updated
payoff information.
Please include your loan number and property address with your payment and send to:
Spring, TX 77373
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If you wish to dispute the de·linquency, or if you dispute the calculation of amount of the delinquency and reinstatement
amount, you may contact us by calling (866) 503-5559.
You have the right to bring a court action to assert the non-existence of a default or any other defense to acceleration or
foreclosure sale. Failure to respond to this letter may result in the loss of your property. To the extent your obligation has
been discharged or is subject to the autolnatic stay in a bankruptcy case, this notice is for informational purposes only and
does not constitute a demand for payment or an attempt to collect a debt as your personal obligation. If you are represented
by an attorney, please provide us with the attorney's name, address and telephone number.
Attention Service members and dependents: The Federal Service Members' Civil Relief Act ("SCRA") and certain state
laws provide important protections for you, including prohibiting foreclosure under most circumstances. If you are currently
in the military service, or have been within the last nine (9) months, AND joined after signing the Note and Security
Instrument now in default, please notify RMS immediately. When contacting RMS as to your military service, you must
provide positive proof as to your military status. If you do not provide this information, it will be assumed that you are not
entitled to protection under the above-mentioned Act.
If you are experiencing financial difficulty, you should know that there are several options available to you that may help
you keep your home. You may contact HUD Government Counseling which provides free or low-cost housing counseling.
You should consider contacting one of these agencies immediately. These agencies specialize in helping homeowners who
are facing financial difficulty. Housing counselors can help you assess your financial condition and work with us to explore
the possibility of modifying your loan, establishing an easier payment plan for you, or even working out a period of loan
forbearance. For your benefit and assistance, there are government approved homeownership counseling agencies designed
to help homeowners avoid losing their homes. To obtain a list of approved counseling agencies, please call (800) 569-4287
or visit http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm.
NO PERSON IN THIS OFFICE WILL GIVE YOU ANY LEGAL ADVICE. If, at any time, you make a written request to
us not to be contacted by phone at your place of employment, we will not do so. If, at any time, you make a written request
to us not to contact you, we will not do so, except to send statutorily and/or contractually required legal notice.
You may be. eligible for assistance from the Homeownership Preservation Foufldation or other foreclosure counseling a. You
may call the following toll-free number to request assistance from the Homeownership Preservation Foundation: (888) 995
HOPE (4637). If you wish, you may also contact us directly at (866) 503-5559 and ask to discuss possible options.
Sincerely,
FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO ADVISE YOU THAT REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC, IS A DEBT
COLLECTOR AND THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TO THE EXTENT YOUR OBLIGATION HAS BEEN DISCHARGED OR IS SUBJECT
PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT OR AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH THE ATTORNEY'S NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.
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APPENDIX I
Exhibit 4 Direct Endorsement Allonge, to Bank of America, May 29, 2008 (unlawful)
Exhibit 5 Residential Loan Application for HECM Reverse Mortgage, June 5, 2008
Exhibit 6 Financial Title Company, Borrower's Escrow Instructions, May 28, 2008
Exhibit 7 Residential Loan Application for HECM Reverse Mortgage, April 25, 2008
Exhibit 8 Park Ave. Bank, Liz Baize letter with documents to Neil Gillespie
Exhibit 20 HUD Buyers-Borrowers Closing Statement, Faxed, Fatima Pacheco, May 28, 2008
Exhibit 21 Richard T. Kwiatkowski, business card, Have Seal - Will Travel, LLC.
APPENDIX II
Exhibit 23 Email from Liz Baize, Park Ave Bank, problem with documents, June 10, 2008
Exhibit 25 Fax to RMS, dispute the delinquency and foreclosure, June 19, 2012
Exhibit 26 Bank Failure, Geoorgia Dept. Banking closed Park Ave. Bank, April 29, 2011
Exhibit 27 FDIC, receiver for Park Ave. Bank, April 29, 2011
Exhibit 28 FDIC, Park Ave. Bank, Consent, 09-084-WA/RB-HC-SM, July 14, 2009
Exhibit 29 San Jose Business Journal, Financial Title Shuts Down, July 30, 2008
Exhibit 30 Genworth lures Liberty Reverse Mortgage with $50 million, July 29, 2007
Exhibit 37 Letter, Karen Yantis, BofA, RE: Negative Growth, January 14, 2009
Exhibit 38 Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Fla. Div. Corp., 2008 Annual Report
Exhibit 39 Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Fla. Div. Corp., 2008 name change to Genworth
Exhibit 41 HUD Rev. Mortgage Handbook, B.10 Reviewing Client’s Level of Understanding
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Neil Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
Thank you for contacting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We received your
complaint regarding Bank of America on 09/14/2012 and will send it to your company
as soon as possible.
The following case number has been assigned to your complaint: 120914-000082. Keep
this number for future ~ference and contact with the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau regarding your complaint.
To review your complaint and view the status go to consumerfmance.gov. You may also
call 1-855-411-CFPB (2372) to hear your complaint's status update.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is actively tracking the issues that consumers
care about, to learn more about these issues, go to consumerfmance.gov.
Thank you,
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March 19, 2013
Neil Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would like to take the opportunity to
provide you with an update about the complaint you filed that we received regarding
Bank of America, on September 14, 2012.
You reported:
Laws that govern customer privacy prevent us from providing you with details
about any relationship we may have with any customer without first obtaining
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the written consent of such customer. Since our records indicate that no written
authorization has been received to date from the person on whose behalf you
are inquiring, we are unable to discuss any information with you at this time.
Please provide a copy of the will naming the third party as the executor or the
letters of testamentary naming you as the authorized representative. We will
respond to the concerns raised in your correspondence once the
aforementioned documents are provided.
If you wish to submit the will or the letters of testamentary, you can fax them
directly to me at 1.877.373.7139. Please feel free to contact me directly at
1.972.526.3604. I am available Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Central.
The Consumer Response Team requested additional information from Bank of America,
including a response to documents you submitted, concerning this matter. Bank of
America responded by providing a letter addressed to you and dated February 1, 2012.
The letter stated, in part:
Our records indicate that we do not have proper authorization to disclose any
information to you regarding Ms. Penelope M. Gillespie’s account. Bank of
America values and guards our customers’ privacy and financial information
and, therefore, does not provide customer-specific information to unauthorized
third parties.
Further, laws that govern customer privacy prevent us from providing you with
details about any relationship we may have with any customer without first
obtaining the written consent of such customer. Our records confirm that we
have not received any written authorization from Ms. Gillespie, therefore, we
are unable to discuss any information about her account with you. In order to
obtain a response to the concerns raised in your correspondence, please provide
us with a copy of a proper third party authorization form naming you as Ms.
Gillespie’s authorized representative. You may contact Bank of America’s
Reverse Mortgage Department at 1.866.863.5224 for instructions on how to
submit these necessary documents.
Although the CFPB allows for the filing of complaints on behalf of others, Bank of
America has indicated that it is unable to further process the complaint without
authorization from the consumer requesting the resolution above. Unfortunately, no
further action will be taken on your complaint at this time. Our review was limited to
federal consumer financial protection laws within the CFPB’s authority. Our disposition
should not be considered to be a determination with respect to the validity of your
complaint. We hope you understand that the CFPB does not represent individuals in
legal matters. If you believe this does not resolve your complaint, you are of course free
to contact a private attorney about this matter or file your own case in court.
For more information on mortgages, or any other consumer financial product or service,
visit “Ask CFPB” at www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/.
Housing counselors are permitted to charge for reverse mortgage counseling, but the
agency must tell you about the fee before charging it, and the fee has to be reasonable.
Fees are typically about $125. Counseling agencies are also required to waive the
counseling fee if your income is less than twice the poverty level.
• TIP: Make sure your reverse mortgage counselor is approved by the U.S. Department
of Urban Development (HUD). You can find HUD-approved housing counselor by
visiting HUD's counselor search page or calling HUD’s housing counselor referral line
(1-800-569-4287).
• TIP: If you are behind on your taxes and insurance and you are facing foreclosure, you
can receive free reverse mortgage foreclosure prevention counseling. To find a specialist
counselor, call one of the five national counseling agencies and ask for HECM
foreclosure prevention counseling:
◦ CredAbility: 1-888-395-2664
◦ Money Management International: 1-866-765-3328
◦ National Council on the Aging: 1-800-510-0301
◦ National Foundation for Credit Counseling: 1-866-363-2227
◦ NeighborWorks America: 1-888-990-4326
If you paid someone up-front for counseling and they never provided counseling to you,
or if someone is offering you counseling only if you purchase an insurance or financial
product along with your reverse mortgage, report the agency and counselor by filing a
complaint with the CFPB, or calling 1-855-411-CFPB (2372).
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/232/what-will-reverse-mortgage-housing-
counseling-cost.html
We take consumer complaints very seriously and are grateful for the information you
have provided throughout this process. Consumer complaints inform us about business
practices that may pose risk to consumers and assist the CFPB’s supervisory,
enforcement, and rulemaking responsibilities. Hearing from engaged and proactive
consumers like you is critical to our mission. With this correspondence, we are closing
your file on this matter within Consumer Response. Please feel free to contact the CFPB
should you need help with another consumer finance matter in the future.
Thank you,
Consumer Response Team
Neil Gillespie
We forwarded your complaint to Bank of America for review, and asked them to consider the
resolution you requested and respond within fifteen days. Bank of America reviewed your
complaint and the resolution you requested and responded on 10/01/2012.
Although the CFPB allows for the filing of complaints on behalf of others, Bank of America
has indicated that it is unable to further process the complaint without authorization from the
consumer. Unfortunately, no further action will be taken on your individual complaint at this
time. We encourage the consumer to file a complaint on his/her own behalf by contacting the
CFPB.
Review the company’s response and comments from the Consumer Response Specialist here:
https://help.consumerfinance.gov/app/account/complaints/list/.
We take consumer complaints very seriously and are grateful for the information you have
provided throughout this process. Consumer complaints inform us about business practices that
may pose risks to consumers and help with the CFPB’s supervisory, enforcement, and
rulemaking responsibilities.
Hearing from engaged and proactive consumers like you is critical to our mission. With this
correspondence, we are closing your file on this matter within Consumer Response. Please feel
free to contact the CFPB if you need help with another consumer finance matter in the future.
Thank you,
consumerfinance.gov
3/20/2013
March 24, 2014
Thank you for contacting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and providing an
opportunity for us to assist your constituent, Neil Gillespie, with a complaint filed. Our Office of
Consumer Response has reviewed the complaint.
Currently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is handling complaints related
to this matter. Therefore, we have forwarded Neil Gillespie’s complaint information to the HUD to
provide assistance.
For more information or to follow up on Neil Gillespie’s complaint, you may contact the HUD at:
With this correspondence, we are closing the file on this matter within Consumer Response. Please
feel free to contact the CFPB’s Intergovernment Team should you need help with another consumer
finance matter in the future.
Thank you,
Intergovernment Team
Office of Consumer Response
(202) 435-9400
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set forth in the Petitioner’s Motion to Reconsider, Vacate or Modify Order denied (14.8 KB)
July 25, 2013 by the Eleventh Circuit. See my first Question Presented in Petition
No. 13-7280. Issue 2, Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court
(and Petition No. 12-7747), Disbar the Florida Bar. Florida is the most corrupt
state in America, according to the First Interim Report of the Nineteenth
Statewide Grand jury and DOJ numbers. The Florida Bar is catastrophically
broken as shown by survey responses to the Hawkins Commission Report 2012.
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In accordance with the provisions of The Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579), your written consent is required so that we may contact a federal agency on
your behalf. Since e-mails do not contain a valid signature, they do not fulfill the requirements of the law. If you are inquiring on behalf of another person that
is 18 or older, it is necessary that he or she sign this document. All information must be written in English.
Neil J. Gillespie
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(First Name) (Middle Name) (Last Name)
8092 SW 115th Loop Ocala FL
Address: ____________________________________________________________ City______________________________ State:_________
34481 352-854-7807
Zip code:_________________ Phone: ____________________________ Fax:____________________ Cell: ___________________________
neilgillespie@mfi.net March 19, 1956
E-mail Address: ___________________________________________________________ Date of Birth: ________________________________
Sen Bill Nelson
If you have contacted another congressional office to assist you, please list the office: _________________________________________________
HECM reverse Mortgage, HUD; DOJ Public Integrity Section referral to the FBI
Federal Agency Issue: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Please complete the sections that apply to your case on page 2)
BRIEFLY STATE YOUR PROBLEM AND WHAT OUTCOME YOU WOULD LIKE FROM THIS INQUIRY.
Issue 1, from Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court. My home is in wrongful foreclosure on a federal HECM reverse
mortgage. No mortgage payments are required on a HECM reverse mortgage. Instead, the loan becomes payable when the last borrower dies
or moves from the home. I am a borrower and still living in the home.
Outcome sought: Stop the foreclosure, and void the mortgage for the borrowers incapacity (Penelope Gillespie), as held in Matter of Doar
(Brunson) 2009 NY Slip Op 29549 [28 Misc 3d 759], or any other grounds set forth in the Petitioner's Motion to Reconsider, Vacate or Modify
Order denied July 25, 2013 by the Eleventh Circuit. See my first Question Presented in Petition No. 13-7280.
Issue 2, Petition No. 13-7280 writ of certiorari, US Supreme Court (and Petition No. 12-7747), Disbar The Florida Bar. Florida is the most
corrupt state in America, according to the First Interim Report of the Nineteenth Statewide Grand jury and DOJ numbers. The Florida Bar is
catastrophically broken as shown by survey responses to the Hawkins Commission Report 2012.
Outcome sought: end The Florida Bar, end the unified bar system in Florida, and adopt the full recommendations of the 1992 McKay Report of
the American Bar Association, and end crony local discipline components like local grievance committees, which are political decisions.
Please return the completed form: By mail: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
8669 NW 36th Street, Suite 110
Doral, Florida 33166
By fax: (305) 594-4014
By email: casework@rubio.senate.gov
If you have any questions, please call the South Florida Regional Office at (305) 418-8553 or (866) 630-7106, toll-free in Florida.
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Neil J Gillespie
Name:______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY:
(First Name) (Middle Name) (Last Name) WORKFLOW #
160-52-5117
Social Security Number:__________________________
IMMIGRATION
MILITARY/VETERAN (Note: Complete this section only if you are seeking assistance with a military/VA issue. If you have a Tri-
care problem, please contact our office to obtain a Tricare Authorization Form. )
Military Rank and Unit: ______________________ Duty Station:_________________ VA Claim Number: ____________________
MORTGAGE
Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc for Bank of America 68011002615899
Loan Servicer:________________________________________________ Loan Number: ____________________________________
VISAS
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Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115TH LOOP
OCALA, FL 34481
In the absence of a pending appeal, as required by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate
Procedure, this court has no jurisdiction to grant the relief requested.
Sincerely,
Enclosure(s)
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115TH LOOP
OCALA, FL 34481
This Court requires all counsel to file documents electronically using the Electronic Case
Files ("ECF") system, unless exempted for good cause.
Sincerely,