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Bev54

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4. Put it into banker's terms.

Reply to SnoopDog (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 05:34 PM

Mar 21

Tell them you have a monthly income coming from the government and if they fail to send, that the bank should garnishee the government directly to cover the mortgage payment.

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I'm retired, on Social Security, and have a mortgage. I called my bank... [View all] SnoopDog Mar 21 OP

Unfortunately, Ms. Toad Mar 21 #1

Reality may suck, but it is what it is. n/t elocs Mar 21 #2

I know... SnoopDog Mar 21 #3

I believe the point is mercuryblues Mar 21 #8

THIS Mike 03 Mar 21 #13

Put it into banker's terms. Bev54 Mar 21 #4

Banks, mortgage investors, etc., aren't going to support SS elimination. Silent Type Mar 21 #5

technically, the money we put in funded the previous generations Skittles Mar 21 #6

Except for the nearly $3 trillion we paid into Dave says Mar 21 #14

Thank you for bringing this up. slightlv Mar 21 #20

I'm sure the customer service representative at the bank taking calls will get right on it MichMan Mar 21 #7

I know you are being sarcastic....but SnoopDog Mar 21 #9

Yeah, I'm not calling my credit union and saying my payment is based on SSI. dem4decades Mar 21 #12

then the manager said onethatcares Mar 21 #10

I prefer to be positive in this darkness caused by the Traitorous Republican Party... SnoopDog Mar 21 #11

Banks do not like to foreclose on people . . . AverageOldGuy Mar 21 #15

Steve Mnuchin, The Foreclosure King Zackzzzz Mar 21 #19

At least you have a house. valleyrogue Mar 21 #16

Eviction Moratorium Baron2024 Mar 21 #17

I think that the banks blue cat Mar 21 #18

Your statement feeds right into the idea I've had that this is slightlv Mar 21 #22

Oh yeah. This is a BIG reason the wealth of the many has been cornered by so few. Cheezoholic Mar 21 #23

Imagine if Soc Sec did become an unreliable income source: retirees who need to move to a new rental would find Exp Mar 21 #21