Don't think this is what WE had in mind...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02192009...fix_155901.htm

apparently, this plan doesn't cover anyone but those who have govt-backed mortgages. Private(commercial)or bank mortgaged loans are not helped much,if at all. So, if you wanted a home mortgage without Federal restraints
you're pretty much left to your own devices for a good solution.

the part i can't stand- incentives to get bankers to rework loans about to default.. the government (us) will make up part of the difference between the old subprime payments and the new, lower payments the homeowners would have. so, we bail out bad loans, to people who can't afford the loans. then we pay part of their payment-on a house that's lost value.
i'd love to know how this plan will encourage banks not to make more bad loans in future. if they jack up the ARM too much, and the homeowner will default, rework the loan and stick the govt (us!) with the missing money...

Banks made bad loans.
And banks also made scandalous loans.
The way they hid the rates from many people
was obscene. I think the loan officers were ex-
car dealers.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Banks made bad loans.
And banks also made scandalous loans.
The way they hid the rates from many people
was obscene. I think the loan officers were ex-
car dealers.

The banks are not the only ones to blame here. People need to understand what they can afford and they are not entitled to anything. When I was working as a paralegal in real estate (I'm now in corporate bankruptcy...makes you feel all warm and fuzzy about the economy doesn't it?) I processed significantly more files that had no money down than files that had money down. It's absurd how many people stressed the $1,200 they had to bring for closing costs yet they thought buying a house was the right idea for them?

Originally Posted by Sightseek

The banks are not the only ones to blame here. People need to understand what they can afford and they are not entitled to anything. When I was working as a paralegal in real estate (I'm now in corporate bankruptcy...makes you feel all warm and fuzzy about the economy doesn't it?) I processed significantly more files that had no money down than files that had money down. It's absurd how many people stressed the $1,200 they had to bring for closing costs yet they thought buying a house was the right idea for them?

No one said they are.

But either are all of the people that got mortages through Banks.
Some Banks and Mortage companies clearly used deceptive practices.
And you clearly know this if you have been following the debacle.

BTW. Why did you process loans when it was clear people
had reservations about the closing costs (ie would have trouble
making the payments)?
There have been an abundance of loan officers that quit or
blew the whistle on their employer when they noticed the type
of loans going down.

Greedy folks living beyond their means on both sides of this story.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by pgardn

No one said they are.

But either are all of the people that got mortages through Banks.
Some Banks and Mortage companies clearly used deceptive practices.
And you clearly know this if you have been following the debacle.

BTW. Why did you process loans when it was clear people
had reservations about the closing costs (ie would have trouble
making the payments)?
There have been an abundance of loan officers that quit or
blew the whistle on their employer when they noticed the type
of loans going down.

Greedy folks living beyond their means on both sides of this story.

I was not a loan processor, I was a paralegal.

Losing good paying jobs is the problem....

But it's not being talked about. What the powers that be are doing is conditioning americans to accept pay cuts AND control their budgets in an economy where inflation is going to ass rape them into oblivion.

With this socialist assholeface in office we're heading down a path of s.hit. F.uck Lyndon Johnson in the ass. And F.uck George Bush in the ass for being a dumbs.hit and enabling these f.ucktards to seize power again. And f.uck minorities and the poor who can work but choose instead to take advantage of the system.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Losing good paying jobs is the problem....

But it's not being talked about. What the powers that be are doing is conditioning americans to accept pay cuts AND control their budgets in an economy where inflation is going to ass rape them into oblivion.

With this socialist assholeface in office we're heading down a path of s.hit. F.uck Lyndon Johnson in the ass. And F.uck George Bush in the ass for being a dumbs.hit and enabling these f.ucktards to seize power again. And f.uck minorities and the poor who can work but choose instead to take advantage of the system.

a little too much cussing for my taste, but

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Losing good paying jobs is the problem....

But it's not being talked about. What the powers that be are doing is conditioning americans to accept pay cuts AND control their budgets in an economy where inflation is going to ass rape them into oblivion.

With this socialist assholeface in office we're heading down a path of s.hit. F.uck Lyndon Johnson in the ass. And F.uck George Bush in the ass for being a dumbs.hit and enabling these f.ucktards to seize power again. And f.uck minorities and the poor who can work but choose instead to take advantage of the system.

Good paying jobs like the CEO's who ran with the money?
Fck them in the ass? You cant fck them in the ass. They
ran off with their ass or are hiding their ass behind their lawyers.


What about fck the greedy bastards that made these godawful
financial instruments that contributed to the mess? What about
fck Madoaf in the ass? A significant number of rich greedy people cost this country a heck of a lot more than the poor people sitting on their collective butts.

Good to see Pillow back in the mood.
I was worried.