I wonder what will happen in the next few years as more loans default and the condition of Spain's banks deteriorates further. You don't suppose that will mean fewer loans and tighter credit, which will reduce the demand for... (Continue reading)
Let's hit this one out of the park for Cynthia in Knoxville, shall we? Come on... did you have a frustrating day? Me too. So, here's something to take all that frustration out on, what do you... (Continue reading)
BUT... the odds are that they won't win their lawsuits, their legal arguments will not prevail and ultimately they will lose their homes to foreclosure. Many arrive in court having not made a mortgage payment in several years, and... (Continue reading)
Is it possible that I'm only dreaming all of this? Like, maybe I don't really blog about the financial and foreclosure crises... maybe it's all just part of a reoccurring, and incomprehensibly maddening dream? ... (Continue reading)
1. Obama Administration Leaps Into Action on the Foreclosure Crisis. 2. Nation's poverty rate climbs to 15.1%, highest in 18 years. 3. Obama Says Government to Help More People Refinance... Again. 4. Mortgage Defaults Skyrocket 33% Nationwide in... (Continue reading)
Obviously, Obama has been hard at work on this very important subject, and I think we have to give credit where credit is due. And he's got more ideas than just cutting a day of mail delivery, oh yes... (Continue reading)
Look, I've been an "employer" for some 20 years, and I'd just like to assure everyone that breaking the collective back of our nation's middle class is precisely what is stopping America's employers from spending the massive amounts of cash... (Continue reading)
Watch it. Link to it. Post it. Support it. Everyone who contributes will be listed in the credits and we plan to take the film all the way to the Academy Awards. If "Inside Job"... (Continue reading)
We plan to release the final film by the end of this calendar year. This is an election year. We can't afford to wait. Please help me change how this country views the tragedy that is the... (Continue reading)
I don't know what to say except that I am so very sorry that I let them down. So deeply sorry... and I'll never forget them... I'll try never to let something like that happen again. ... (Continue reading)
I didn't want to do this. I was perfectly content ignoring his idiotic drivel as I've been doing pretty successfully for over a year. Or, maybe it's because he hasn't said anything in over a year, I'm not... (Continue reading)
Citigroup Inc, Wells Fargo & Co, SunTrust Bank Inc. and Countrywide allegedly required reinsurance partnerships on generous terms that violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, a 1974 law prohibiting abusive home sales practices.... (Continue reading)
For twelve years during and after the Savings & Loan crisis (1988-2000), I led the group of business analysts at PricewaterhouseCoopers that was responsible for monitoring Ginnie Mae's $600 billion portfolio of mortgage-backed securities. During that period, I learned... (Continue reading)
I'll say one thing for Secretary Geithner: He's great at distraction. He goes, "Lookie over here." Then he points his finger towards China... and a pigeon flies out of his ass. You really have to watch this... (Continue reading)
You have to understand that while I'm happy to see any and all deceptive sales practices targeting homeowners stopped, I take no pleasure in seeing Philip Kramer prevented from suing Bank of America or any of the other banksters, all... (Continue reading)
Max Gardner, along with his faculty of expert guest speakers, will be delivering two specially designed in-depth sessions each one laser focused on the topic of the UCC's impact on mortgage securitization - and each of the seminars is specifically... (Continue reading)