Goldman Sachs through its subsidiary MTGLQ Investors LP has been buying defaulted mortgages in North Texas since 2016. According to this article in the WSJ
Most consumers in Dallas County, Collin County, Denton County, and Tarrant County defaulted on their mortgage many years ago due to economic hardship. They may have assumed that the lender can not come after them any longer. They may be wrong!
To see if a mortgage has been purchased, a consumer can check the public record to see if an assignment of the mortgage has been filed. All you need to do is to search for your first name and last name in the public records.
Links to Public Records for North Texas Counties
If you want to know more about mortgage assignments and what MTGLQ Investors LP can do, call (469) 481-DUCK [3825].