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    Table!of!Contents!1.!The!Creation!of!the!Mortgage!Note!and!Security!Instrument!

    Uniform!

    Commercial!

    Code!

    and!

    Recordation!

    Requirements!

    2.!Tangible!!Personal!Property!versus!Real!Property!Failure!to!Maintain!Continuous!Perfection!

    3.!Original!Obligee!(Lender)!Takes!Possession!of!the!Secured!Mortgage!Note!Proper!Parties!

    4.!Original!Obligee!(Lender)!Sells!'he!Secured!Mortgage!Note!Obligee!Indorses!Mortgage!Note!to!In!Blank!Indorsee!

    5.!Original!Obligee!(Lender)!Sells!an!Unsecured!Mortgage!Note!(MERS!as!Nominee)!MERS!Hides!the!Fraud!

    6.!CONFUSION!Hiding!the!Fraud!

    7.!Why!the!Investor!Does!Not!Own!the!Mortgage!Note!and!Security!Instrument!The!Mortgage!Note!Does!Not!Identify!the!Subsequent!

    Owner!&!Holder!of!the!Mortgage!Note!or!the!Security!Instrument!

    8.!The!First!Negotiation!in!Blank!!Or!How!Not!To!

    9.!WHY!THE!CHAINS!DO!NOT!MATCH!MERS!

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    10.!The!Second!Negotiation!in!Blank!Unidentified!Indorsee!In!Blank!Indorses!In!Blank!Still!Using!the!First!In!Blank!Indorsement"Failure!to!Negotiate!

    11.!MERS!and!Transferable!Records!15!USC!7003,!Excludes!Negotiable!Instruments!When!UCC!Governs!

    12.!The!Third!and!Fourth!Negotiation!in!Blank!Subsequent!Negotiation!by!an!Unidentified!Subsequent!Indorsee!In!Blank!to!additional!

    Subsequent!Purchasers!In!Blank!

    13.!Holder,!Owner,!and!Holder!in!Due!Course,!Innocent!Purchaser!!

    (A)!One

    !can

    !be

    !the

    !holder

    !of

    !the

    !Mortgage

    !Note

    !and

    !not

    !be

    !the

    !owner

    !or

    !have

    !rights

    !as

    !

    ! holder!in!due!course.!

    ! (B)!One!can!be!the!owner!of!the!note!and!not!be!the!holder!or!have!rights!as!holder!in!

    ! due!course.!

    ! (C)!!Holder!in!Due!Course!

    ! (D)!Innocent!Purchaser!

    14.!Closing!Statement!!

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