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Mortgage Foreclosure Meltdown: Flawed Affidavits, Improper Securitizaton and Breaks in the Title Chain ǀ 2011-03-23Brad J. Axelrod ǀ McGlinchey sTafford, PLLC, Baton Rouge, La.Matthew P. Weidener ǀ Law Offices of Matthew P. Weidner, Tampa FLAmerican Bankruptcy Institutehttp://www.abiworld.org/committees/newsletters/realestate/vol8num3/mers.pdf

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