The other day, I told you that GMAC mortgage, new brand name Ally financial, had temporarily suspended evictions, cash for keys and resale of foreclosed homes in 23 states. At the time I wondered to myself if it might be related to the investigations in Florida of fraudulent affidavits and other phony paper coming out of various foreclosure document mills.

I think it might, because Ohio and Texas just opened up investigations, too.

“The integrity of the foreclosure process is of utmost importance and we are very concerned by the issues that have been raised regarding Ally Financial’s treatment of affidavits,” Iowa Assistant Attorney General Patrick Madigan said Thursday. Iowa leads an 11-state working group of attorneys general and bank examiners exploring ways to prevent foreclosures.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott opened an investigation “early this month,” said Tom Kelley, a spokesman for the office.

Iowa and Texas follow an announcement by Florida Attorney General William McCollum, who last month said he was investigating three Florida law firms handling foreclosures.

This is huge, people. It’s not just GMAC using these forgery mills, it’s every major bank you know. Once the states’ attorneys general pull the thread on one, the whole ugly sweater is going to unravel.

How this will all end, I do not know, but if you are a foreclosure defendant, make 100% sure that you are dealing with the correct plaintiff before you let someone with no right to do so, take your house away. Remember, it’s plaintiff’s burden to prove that they are the correct plaintiff, that they have “standing” to  sue you.