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robo-signing en · NOUN

Etymology

* robo- + signing.

Meanings

  1. Approving or ratifying a document without reviewing it.
    • But, what is robo-signing? How does a mortgage get to that point? 2010 October 18, Elizabeth Shell, “The Road to 'Robo-signing'”, in PBS NewsHour, retrieved 19 Jul 2016:
  2. Initiating a foreclosure or other legal procedure without knowledge of the facts attested.
    • The court determined that the practice of multiple foreclosure filings without sufficient documentation of the title and often with inaccurate affidavits – the so-called "robo-signing" phenomenon – was not acceptable. 2010, Commerce, Justice, science, and related agencies appropriations for 2011: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, US House of Representatives:

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Relateds

robocall · robo-signer