Posts Tagged ‘state budget deficits’

Mortgage Servicing… The Winds Have Shifted, the Pendulum is About to Swing

Written on 25 Jul, 2012 at 0:43

The recent passage of California's Homeowner Bill of Rights (53-25, 25-13) is the most conclusive example that what I spoke of at that conference in 2010, has come to pass. The financial services industry lobbied heavily against the passage... (Continue reading)

Should States Use Settlement Money for Deficits or Housing? Oh, So What and Who Cares?

Written on 8 Jun, 2012 at 19:02

When I saw the very first state make a grab for the settlement cash allegedly headed the state's way, I laughed and vowed not to let it get to me. Mandelman Matters, after all, only writes about things that... (Continue reading)

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Can We All at Least Agree on This?

Written on 13 Jan, 2012 at 12:49

If that is going to be allowed to happen, we... and I mean WE, as in ALL OF US... should demand that we stop signing such things altogether. If a Linda Green look-a-like is going to sign a fraudulent... (Continue reading)