Stanley Kurtz: HOW ACORN & ITS DEM ALLIES BUILT THE MORTGAGE DISASTER, and how Obama is right in the middle of it

UPDATED Please scroll down I didn’t have a chance to post on it yesterday, but Maria and a couple of friends sent this, ... to relax their credit standards as well, local banks would never make home loans to customers with bad ... to force banks into making high-risk loans to low-credit customers is still active. None [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 12:37:34

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debt consolidation and serious talk...

I noticed that my friends, (especially C & J)and I have been talking about serious matters in life ... consolidation or Personal Loan. Apparently, they need one because her husband would likely be deducted ... Payment # Avoid Bankruptcy # No Credit Checks - Bad Credit OK # Home Ownership Not Required [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 19:54:00

Better Loan Options

We cannot deny the fact that we are having a tough economic times. It seems like everything could even go worse at the moment ... be more aware of our options when it comes to financing. Credit Cards for Bad Credit can be availed at Best Leading Lenders. With them, whether you are looking for a Personal Loan, Home loan or a Car [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 02:31:44

Venture Firms Pull Back, But Not for Long

Venture firms are sounding the alarm over what this current downturn might mean for their portfolio companies — and it’s not pretty ... , all as their personal wealth dwindles and banks decline to offer home equity loans or other lines of credit ... stay on the sidelines? As bad as things are forecast to be, my bet is that they won’t be there for long [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 04:01:04

Mortgage loans available

Last few weeks ago, I was really concerned about our economy ... With experts that can help you refinance with bad credit and keep you in your dream home, you would ... take advantage of bad credit mortgage refinance opportunities to give themselves more manageable [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 04:24:20

Increasing Your Credit Score Fast

Increasing Your Credit Score Fast Filed under: Anything Goes, Finance With the economy not doing so well right now, many people are going to need better credit. It’s going to get tougher to get a loan if you have a bad credit score. Improving your credit will go a long way towards owning that dream car or home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 07:20:07

2nd Mortgage Rate

2nd Mortgage Rate August 12th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed Do you own a home? ... . Applying for a home equity loan can be quick and painless. Even with bad credit, it may still ... or to purchase a car? Right now, mortgage rates are at the lowest they have been in decades [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 14:23:58

High-Rise Luxury Living in New York

New Rochelle apartments inspires you with soaring architectural edifices, upscale facilities, ... , Simplicity & Pleasure Secrets of Debts Free with Bad Credit Loans Make Home more Accessible Place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:23:23

The Fannie/Freddy bailout

It’s almost as if the feds are trying to flush the economy down the crapper ... holders of U.S. Treasury bonds. -Higher rates are bad for anyone with a mortgage, credit card debt, a home equity loan, a margin account, etc. -Higher rates also increase the government’s debt burden [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 01:21:54

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO INVEST IN A HIGH RISK LOAN FOR 28.75 % IF YOU KNEW THE PERSON HAD A GOOD JOB?

We have over 80,000 a year as well as we have a bad credit rating since of a illness emanate as well as a small not so intelligent choices. We have been perplexing to get a loan to compensate off all upon a credit (less than 7000.00) not counting a automobile loan (up in FEB 07) as well as a residence (we owe110,000 as well as it is value 135,000, though can’t get a home equity loan in TX b/c of a refiance usually 80% law.) We can means a remuneration of up to 475.00 a month. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 00:45:13

Wall Street bailout: Congress 'must move'

by Mark Silva With leaders of both Democratic and Republican House ranks blaming each other for the initial failure of a $700-billion federal ... if the government does not act to unlock financial markets frozen by bad mortgage debt threatening a credit crunch at every level of the economy, threatening everything from home loans to car loans [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 21:35:44

Acronyms to watch for: Roubini supports Hillary's HOLC, not RTC/RFC solutions to financial crisis

Here’s a litmus test for whatever Congress comes up with as they huddle with the finance boiz over the weekend: HOLC good, RTC/RFC bad ... , credit cards, auto loans and student loans) while their assets (values of their homes and stocks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 19:22:53

Interest Only and Credit Card Debt

by Mary Bush Well, here is an example of the system that isn’t functioning as intended: a mortgage loan that encourages paying off one debt, ... as if to say, ‘You mean you can’t pay?’ What do these loan and credit companies think they’re going ... product, let’s give the bad credit crowd a chance to make an even worse decision, and finance a home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 10:19:52

Interest Only and Credit Card Debt

by Mary Bush Well, here is an example of the system that isn’t functioning as intended: a mortgage loan that encourages paying off one debt, ... as if to say, ‘You mean you can’t pay?’ What do these loan and credit companies think they’re going ... product, let’s give the bad credit crowd a chance to make an even worse decision, and finance a home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:22:54

Interest Only and Credit Card Debt

by Mary Bush Well, here is an example of the system that isn’t functioning as intended: a mortgage loan that encourages paying off one debt, ... as if to say, ‘You mean you can’t pay?’ What do these loan and credit companies think they’re going ... product, let’s give the bad credit crowd a chance to make an even worse decision, and finance a home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:03:54

Goldman Sachs Predicts Loan Losses Will Top $2 Trillion

Despite all the hoopla about stimulus plans and bailouts rescuing Americans’ home equity and retirement accounts, ... of $780 billion. Add in losses from commercial real estate, credit cards, auto debt and business ... on bad overseas loans that they hold. And it looks like more bad news about loan losses will be coming [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:05:05

Does Bank Of America (BAC) Get The Next Bailout?

The Paulson/Bernanke bailout is now spreading across the financial system like a prairie fire in a stiff wind. AIG (AIG) got one deal ... on credit card, home, and auto loans increase, and commercial real estate and corporate loans fail ... of mortgages with its buyout of Countrywide, may not be a bad candidate. Neither is Morgan Stanly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:16:38

The Current Financial Crisis

You know, I’ve spent pretty much every waking minute for the last week trying to figure out what happened, why it happened, ... and Freddie were required by law, for entirely noble reasons, to make riskier home loans. The bad ... lots of cash, and couldn’t get it. this led to a “freeze up” of credit among banks, which [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 22:45:54

Bad house, car debts mount in O.C.

TransUnion, one of the big three credit bureaus, reports that delinquencies rose in the third quarter on homes and cars in Orange County but remained flat on credit cards. The ratio of home loans 60-days past due climbed to 4.6 ... % a year ago. Credit card 90-day lates were flat in O.C. at 1%. The chart (click on it for larger image [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 11:00:03

My First Home

My very first home on my own was a sailboat similar to this one (minus the seals). I loved the boat life ... be Advantage Home Rates. Then there are individuals who have bad credit, but still have a good job yet have had some bad luck along the way, but want to be a home owner. It is still possible to get loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:58:00

$7,500 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

$7,500 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit By admin | January 13, 2009 I got an e-mail about this and wanted to share some thoughts ... /homebuyerscredit.php The purpose of this is to stimulate the housing economy with a $7,500 interest free loan ... am saying its a bad thing.  But I think it is more of a neutral thing than it is a good thing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:28:57

Is Now the Time to Take Advantage of the Housing Crisis?

The following is a guest post from Rich Credit Debt Loan ... to offer you a loan that you can leverage to make that extra income. Unless you have perfect credit ... with images of foreclosed properties, falling home values and pretty much bad news all around [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 12:55:13

The Worldwide Credit Crisis

Recently in the UK Lloyds TSB has merged with the HBOS group which includes the old Halifax building society, BM solutions, IF, TMB ( ... to the satisfaction of everyone. What also will happen to the home owners who have a bad credit mortgage ... a large player in the financial market good deals on mortgages and lower rate loans could be impeded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:00:28

News and Blogs: Wednesday, November 19, 2008

5 Money Mistakes in a Bad Economy. Here are the mistakes: continuing to use credit cards, withdrawing or taking a loan from your retirement funds, paying for college without loans, grants, or scholarships, neglecting to invest, and taking home-equity loans. Bid to Ban Sale of Obama Tickets. Tickets to presidential inaugurations have always [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 18:00:30

More hoops to jump through for enticing mortgages

Consumers rushing to refinance a home loan or get a new one to take advantage of the lowest U.S ... stellar credit. “This market has weeded out people with bad credit. That’s the difference,” said Ellen ... . mortgage rates in nearly four decades are in for a surprise: the new rates aren’t for everyone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:37:34

The Strategic Advantages Of Maximizing Natural Business Growth

By Donald Mitchell Growth can occur naturally . . . or it can be forced by using bad methods ... on unsustainable gimmicks to grow their businesses (such as zero percent interest car loans, 125 percent of assessed value home loans with teaser rates, and tripling interest rates on credit cards for those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:02:38

FHA Mortgage Lenders

Applying for a home loan for first time mortgage borrowers can be a daunting and treacherous task ... from a lender to a FHA. If we have bad credit, no credit, or simply not sufficient income to put ... . An alphabet soup family of difference is used: FHA, HUD, VA, and some-more can report a loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:31:28

Wow, the Mother of All Bailouts Failed to Pass the House (Further Update: Carnage Assessments)

I'm actually quite surprised. The stock market in a panic. I wonder whether Paulson and Bernanke have a Plan B ... since the Great Depression. The crisis that began with bad home loans to subprime borrowers ... manages $5 billion in San Antonio. ``This is the worst we've seen it since the credit mess started [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 18:23:32

MORE FINANCIAL BLARNEY FROM OBAMA AND BARNEY

Now that Barney Frank and his Democratic friends have brought down the banking industry by forcing banks to give loans to people who couldn't afford ... . It grew out of charges that banks were "redlining" entire inner-city neighborhoods as bad credit risks ... laws so that Judges could arbitrarily reduce interest AND principal of home loans. Hey I lost [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 01:18:10

Can't Anybody Play This Game? The McCain Campaign Defies Belief

You know, we have llike seen this before. On health care: ... to immediately buy up the bad home loan mortgages in America and renegotiate at the new value of those ... McCain started with a tax credit that was equal in aggregate to the additional tax he levied [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 05:19:26

WHAT DO I DO ABOUT AN AUTO LOAN IF THE PERSON THAT COSIGNED FOR ME IS IN HOME HEALTH CARE FACILITY

Author: admin Filed under: Health LoanDate: Sep 26,2009 You compensate a automobile loan. They stranded out their great credit for you. No a single will worry him/her as prolonged as we do not screw it up. If we screw up, we hurt your credit as well as which bad essence will be hassled by a monetary institution. Don’t let which happen. Pay your impost upon time as well as no a single will worry him/her. we goal he/she gets better. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 13:09:01

Borrowing for your home loan will get more expensive, Oct. 1

Thinking of buying a home this fall? You may want to close prior to October 1 or November 7, depending on who your lender is ... of their individual risk characteristics … And, if you’ve been bad (credit score under 720), you’ll pay ... quarter-point higher fees upfront. But, if you’ve been good (credit score above 720): Both [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 14:00:40

FHA Loans- Affordability Solutions for First Time Homebuyers

Author: Jared Martin “FHA” and “First Time Homebuyers” are real buzzwords as far as home buying is concerned, ... . The intent of this article is to quantify the features of this loan, both good and bad, and discuss ... Housing Authority. Recent events in the credit markets have made the FHA loan a true affordability [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:10:31

Countrywide On Brink Of Losing Lending License In Washington State

Countrywide Office In the latest of what seems like bad report after bad report for Countrywide, ... in the nation, and in fact largest lender in some markets. With today’s tightening credit markets, acquiring a loan to buy a home is getting harder and harder--now take out the top lender and just think how [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 20:07:00

HOUSING PUSH FOR HISPANICS SPAWNS WAVE OF FORECLOSURES

For years, immigrants to the U.S. have viewed buying a home as the ultimate benchmark of success ... loans, which carry high interest rates and are tailored to borrowers with low credit scores or few ... the housing boom. But when these markets began to weaken, bad loans depressed the value of neighboring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:19:54

Taking Home Mortgage Loans

by John Bear If you are looking to refinance your current mortgage, there are several options available for you ... refinancing would involve taking a new mortgage, mortgage companies require you to present various ... that an applicant wouldn’t just do anything bad to tarnish their perfect credit report. So they approve a no doc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:59:45

Car Loan Refinance - How to Avoid Dealer Scams?

div style=’float: right; width: 100px; padding: 5px; margin: 5px; background-color: #FFFFCC;’font size=1font color=’#cc0000′bTip! ... the application process. You don’t need to go through a third party, even if you have bad credit ... available that allow you to call from home or the showroom for pre-approval on your car loan./font [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:15:29

FHA Mortgage Insurance Updates… Will this Increase Your Monthly Payment?

... from the current 1.5% of the loan amount to 2.25% for “high risk” or bad credit borrowers. Yearly Mortgage ... not seem like much but the closing costs were already higher than average with an FHA loan [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 23:55:49

Should You Walk Away From Your Home?

(source) Despite the struggle, most responsible homeowners don’t think twice about whether they should make the mortgage payment each month ... back from bad credit and don’t want to let your credit score sink again. Whether you choose to fight ... a shot at a loan modification, when you can just take the “Free Housing For Six Months Package” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 22:29:29

Bailout developments reax

By TigerHawk at 9/24/2008 08:43:00 PM The president's speech was useful and important ... president could say: Easy credit — combined with the faulty assumption that home values would continue to rise — led to excesses and bad decisions. Many mortgage lenders approved loans for borrowers without [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 01:46:48

The bail-out may be killed by add-ons (pfblogs.org)

Filed under: Deals, Bad news, Law, HousingThe list of additions to the $700 billion Paulson bail-out plan could well kill it ... , "a change to potentially allow purchases of instruments such as car loans, credit-card debt and other ... , if the plan is extended to include individual home mortgages and things like auto loans, the size [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 08:51:01

So, What Is A PMI?

Buying a home is a realization of a life long dream and for many a symbol of “making it” in life ... of the American and the world economy; many experts believe. Consumers with bad credit wishing to attain ... in order to recover the lost costs of the loan. Mortgages were a favourite way of buying homes before [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 09:42:48

Monday: Bi-Partisan Bank Robbery?

I don’t pretend to understand Credit Derivative Swaps and financial ‘instruments’ and it looks like the people who have been playing with them for ... like the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) where the government would restructure and refinance bad mortgages from individual homeowners and make them affordable.  The theory goes that if those [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 12:26:24

It's the Housing Market, Stupid

Bad real estate loans helped set off the global credit crunch. Can modifications on home mortgages speed a recovery? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 11:37:35

The Wall Street Journal on ACORN and Obama

So, this campaign has been going on for almost two years now, and news of the connection between ACORN and Illinois Sen ... lenders to make home loans on easy terms, conducting "strikes" against banks so they'd lower credit ... had been "community organizers" -- like Barack Obama. Too bad they aren't like that any more. Mr. Obama's [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 18:07:20

Emergency Cash Loans For Unemployed - No Fear of Emergency

Everybody has to pass through hard days. No one is secure against emergencies ... accident, current shock, sudden broke down the car, home decoration and repair at the time ... the reason of loan taking in your online application form. No matter, if you have bad credit in your past [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:53:55

Finding Money for your Borrowers

With the credit crunch in full swing, investors should start to pay attention the the lending options available to their buyers ... with a down payment.  While this is not a bad thing long term it certainly is not good for sellers come ... Rural Home Loan Program has been an alternative solution for those that buying and selling homes [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 22:30:34

“Living beneath your means”

While most of America was busy trading home equity for a TV, RV, and SUV, I was busy renting apartments and driving an economy car ... times or bad. If you can’t stop using your credit card, get rid of it. An easy check to see ... bad it was. My father once said “I got a 21% rate on my loan, and I was glad to get it.” We may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:36:19

After the Bailout, Bank Stocks are a Bad Deal for Investors Now

The $250 billion bank bailout announced Monday is a great improvement on the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) ... have invested in troubled mortgage loans, relics of a home mortgage bubble that should never ... . You haven’t received Uncle Sam’s credit card bill yet. Under the new bailout plan, the government [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 12:59:00

Credit Crisis Timeline

This is lifted from American Thinker, and by the way to the editor if you'd prefer I not take so much of the text leave comment or email me, ... to my article Why banks aren't the bad guysThe Growing Government Hand1933-1938President Franklin ... backed by the Federal government.1970President Nixon chartered Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:09:00

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