I would try and show that your LLC was a mere instrumentality of you.... and if I did, I got you and your LLC.

Texas Instruments makes ARM processors.

Drilling down to who holds the paper is pretty pointless becuse they are packaged in a large pool, securitized, then resold with no way to unwind the underlying instrument.

Comparing a zero to some other debt instrument with payments and thus shorter duration is comparing apples and oranges.

What instrument could we use to get my lease optioner client into a position where he could benefit from tax deductions?

(Your attorney will let you know what you can do in your state.)The instrument we use is a Real Estate Contract.

Let insurance companies and hedge funds go bankrupt if they bought instruments that were based on bad mortgages.

Of course, but having someone who has already done it walk you through the process could be instrumental in avoiding a mistake.

For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:(1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘financial institutions’’ means any institution including, but not limited to, banks, savings associations, credit unions, broker-dealers, and insurance companies organized and regulated under the laws of the United States or any State, territory, or possessionof the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands, and having significant operations in the United States, but excluding any central bank of, or institution owned by, a foreign government.(2) SECRETARY.The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Treasury.(3) TROUBLED ASSETS.The term ‘‘troubled assets’’ means residential or commercial mortgagesand any securities, obligations, or other instruments that are based on or related to such mortgages, thatin each case was originated or issued on or before September 17, 2008, the purchase of which the Secretary determines promotes financial market stability; and, upon the determination of the Secretary in consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, any other financial instrument, the purchase of which the Secretary determines necessary to promote financial marketstability.

Watch for the recorded date of each instrument to verify accuracy.