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ms.smiler

(551 posts)
28. PSPS, it appears that you’ve bought into the banksters propaganda.
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 02:08 AM
Feb 2012

Less than 1% of home buyers bought more home than they could afford. 50% of sub-prime borrowers actually qualified for prime rate loans but were sold sub-prime mortgages because those loans were more profitable.

I purchased my mortgage in 2006 and 80% of the mortgages sold that year contained fraud including my own 30 year fixed rate mortgage.

The Wall Street banks created the bubble in real estate putting homeowners on the hook for imaginary home values. The more loans sold and the higher the loan amounts, the higher the fees, commissions & Swaps the banks could collect on the fraudulent mortgage backed securities the banks created and sold to investors.

Homeowners with equity were encouraged to put that equity to work for them so they could purchase automobiles, pay college tuition, etc. The banksters were just looking for as many loans as possible to sell to investors.

Homeowners are not responsible for being “underwater.”

I am in agreement with you in that I also believe this proposal is little more than electioneering. So many of the loans sold to homeowners contained fraud and I am at a loss to understand how fraud can be modified or refinanced.

We already have a property Title crisis in this country and a mass of refinancing would only worsen that crisis. Securitized mortgages have gaps in the chain of Title as it is. Refinancing would only add additional invalid and fraudulent Assignments of Mortgage & Satisfactions of Mortgage to our land records and do nothing to clear the clouded property Titles.


I’ve been researching mortgage/foreclosure fraud for the past 3 ½ years and filed suit against my mortgage servicer. The trial is presently scheduled for May of this year.

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Finally. think4yourself Feb 2012 #1
Not with this Congress. nt onehandle Feb 2012 #2
I know. think4yourself Feb 2012 #3
Well, at least some of us will get to go around bitching about how our Republican reps vote on this. patrice Feb 2012 #6
Once Congress is done formatting this plan somehow Goldman Saks will end up 10 billion richer. harun Feb 2012 #16
a tax on banks? Why not the way the FHA (and USDA Rural Housing) do it now??? Roland99 Feb 2012 #4
The banks should consider it repayment of the bailout money PuffedMica Feb 2012 #22
"The program would cost between $5 billion and $10 billion..." What is this? PassingFair Feb 2012 #5
If future payments aren't made, there is no future interest. SharonAnn Feb 2012 #8
I know THAT. PassingFair Feb 2012 #9
Isn't this a little fucking late? Cherchez la Femme Feb 2012 #7
WAY LATE - but then, that was the plan Skittles Feb 2012 #11
This isn't for people facing foreclosure. At least I don't think it is. PassingFair Feb 2012 #19
Good for those that can get them Cherchez la Femme Feb 2012 #23
Election year BS. They know when this should have happened. harun Feb 2012 #17
I don't want this joeglow3 Feb 2012 #10
I'm with you. PSPS Feb 2012 #25
PSPS, it appears that you’ve bought into the banksters propaganda. ms.smiler Feb 2012 #28
I really wish I had bought a much bigger house. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #12
Oh great cbrer Feb 2012 #13
we want prices to drop to normal levels not these bank and realtor w.... dreams 2Design Feb 2012 #14
Mitt said let the housing market hit bottom. iandhr Feb 2012 #15
Refinancing is not going to help. We need principle modification. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #18
The story links don't work Old Guy and his pipe Feb 2012 #20
Issue must be at your end dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #21
What I don't understand about programs like this is that lovelyrita Feb 2012 #24
Barrack's been getting out the vote as of late. n/t Wilms Feb 2012 #26
Worthless. A real bill would refi at 4 or 5 percent, govt guaranteed just1voice Feb 2012 #27
This is a list item. It does nothing to help people whose property EFerrari Feb 2012 #29
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