The Endgame
The Endgame by John Mauldin January 17, 2009 • Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted • Aye, Captain, I’m Giving Her All I’ve Got! • Problem #1: Deflation • Problem #2: Pushing on a String • The Muddle Through Middle • Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 02:04:12
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Basics of Reverse Mortgages
Basics of Reverse Mortgages Posted by Dark Spider at January 17, 2009 What is a reverse mortgage? ... profile fortune 500 bank, for whatever reason. If you have bad credit or questionable financial ... free card. It is a serious loan and therefore must be treated as one - if you know for sure [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:07:33
Lost In A Sea Of Stark, Empty Houses And Vacant Lots
It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Record numbers of Sonoma County homeowners are seeing property taxes fall, ... have been a little hard to swallow.’” “Bob DeKeulenaere says junk cars in his neighbor’s yard prevented [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 17:57:28
Using Good Debt to Pay for a House, Car, or Education
Hello again! Cate here, talking, as usual, about debt. The point of my series here at Queercents is to talk about the dangers of getting into debt ... that will produce concrete benefits to your life. The bad kind of credit card debt that I’ve talked about often ... benefit. I’ve had both kinds: Bad Debt: $5,000 credit card debt from living beyond my [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:45:14
‘Exit’ Sign Flashes at Merrill Lynch After BofA Deal
‘Exit’ Sign Flashes at Merrill Lynch After BofA Deal Posted by Heidi N. Moore Bank of America closed its acquisition of Merrill Lynch on Jan. 1. Prominent Merrill bankers are already heading for the exits. The biggest yet? Merrill Lynch President Gregory Fleming, who is leaving to become an academic and lecturer. [ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 02:38:56
Renting Beautiful Homes
Many people have beautiful homes because, over the years, they have added so much to their homes because they love the homes so much ... because they do not have good enough credit to get mortgages and it may be your only solution ... . The problem is, right now, the real estate market is very bad and a home there was bought years [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:18:29
The Brown Swan
My critique in VDARE.com of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's bestseller "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable" ... (or rather, the ‘black swan’ event would have been loaning to bad credit risks and having them ... tries to walk the delicate line of giving the book credit while explaining some of the ways [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 22:27:00
How to Become Debt Free and Secure Your Financial Future
There is no greater threat to your financial future then having to deal with overwhelming debt ... cash on yourself. That’s the problem with borrowing money through the use of personal loans, car loans, and credit cards; once you start paying that interest its money that is now working [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:24:15
Foreclosed HomeDiscover The Truth About Foreclosed Homes
Foreclosed houses are houses that have been closed by an individual or a group of individuals before another person owns them. Such situations arise when mortgagers either dont bother to take their house back or are unable to release it because of financial adversities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 12:15:32
General Motors Fights Uphill Battle with Double Edged Sword
Shortly after the U.S. government lent the Big Three $17 ... into trouble in the first place by giving out loans to sub-prime borrowers for not only car loans, but mortgages as well (Ditech is owned by GMAC, for example). To stem bad loans, earlier this year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 09:33:29
Media & Politics
Media & Politics 16-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Outgoing CIA director defends detainee interrogation program (McClatchy) LANGLEY, Va. — Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden vigorously defended on Thursday the agency’s use of secret prisons and coercive interrogation methods on suspected al Qaida terrorists, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:21
Barney Frank "Flips Out" During An Interview AGAIN !!
If Congressmen got a report card, Barney Frank's would say "does not play nice in the sandbox with the other children" To understand the congressman you must understand that there are two types of people, those who agree with him and and those who distort the facts and are too stupid to understand the truth [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 23:27:00
Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect
Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28
Anything That Could Go Wrong Did Go Wrong
The Gazette Times reports from Oregon. “After a months-long struggle to move through the city’s planning department and overcome objections by ... of the $27.8 million in cash it owed to clients. The company said its problems are a result of loans [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:24:14
Latest News In StockMarketInvestment Research - Jan 16, 2009
Airlines employed 6.5% fewer workers in November 16 Jan 2009 at 10:41am NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The number of people working for the nation’s passenger airlines fell 6.5% in November from a year ago to 392,185 full-time employees, according to a Friday report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:59
Nothing Down, Nothing Forever
The Missoulian reports from Montana. “Craig Siphers had a notion that the run on real estate in the Bitterroot Valley might be slowing during the summer of 2006. But the longtime real estate agent with Hamilton’s Exit Realty couldn’t have predicted then just how far it would fall [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:20:23
Constitution Party: ‘The mortgage thieves return’
Reposted at http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php? ... spectacle of bad actors descending on a government program fat with new money and starved ... to extend an additional $300 billion in loan guarantees, so reports BusinessWeek. The plunderers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:25:37
Refis
On the eve of the closing for my refinancing, I notice this from the W$J: ... their monthly mortgage payments on account of the fact that they have bad credit. Wouldn't ... can't meet the credit hurdles and won't get approved. My friend and mortgage broker told [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:42:15
Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08
Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008 ... s exuberance), but also still be battling with the implications of the credit crisis for the global economy [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33
My Stock Market and Real Estate Predictions For Year 2009
Goodbye 2008 and Good Riddance - Hello Year 2009! Happy New Year everyone! ... way out by blaming the credit crisis and current economic woes on the Bush administration ... on the wrong culprits. The primary blame should be placed on ourselves - the credit and home hungry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 03:50:28
2008, The Year of SNAFU
Anyone who has been in the military knows what SNAFU means. For those who weren’t in any of the armed services, the polite version is, Situation Normal, All Fouled Up. That seems to sum up perfectly the year 2008. It doesn’t get any worse than what we have just been through [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 16:30:04
Financial Forecast for 2009, Considering Resource Limitations
In this post, I consider some major issues contributing to our current financial problems, before making a financial forecast for 2009. These are 1 ... from the bottom: Layer 1. Household Debt (Mortgages, auto loans, credit card debt, student loans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32
Inflation - Worst Case Scenario
About a year ago I wrote a tongue in cheek article about how inflation is inconvenient ... along. But what about really bad inflation? By really bad, I mean the worst possible situation ... was trading at around $25 billion ZW dollars. How bad is the inflation? In June The inflation rate [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:07:43
Using Eminent Domain To Acquire Mortgages Would Be Reckless And Dangerous
Just when I think that the bailout plans couldn’t get any wackier, ... is and has been the loan servicer and that servicer’s responsibility to its investors. So many loans ... the fair market value would be about 30-50 percent of the current loan value. NCRC argues, “ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 21:52:30
Why So Little Self-Recrimination Among Economists?
Why is it that economics is a Teflon discipline, seemingly unable to admit or recognize its errors? ... and Freddie; Henry Kaufman warned how consumer and companies were confusing access to credit (which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 09:21:07
Using Eminent Domain To Acquire Mortgages Would Be Reckless And Dangerous
Just when I think that the bailout plans couldn’t get any wackier, ... is and has been the loan servicer and that servicer’s responsibility to its investors. So many loans ... the fair market value would be about 30-50 percent of the current loan value. NCRC argues, “ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:01:57
Stimulus Plan: The Need and the Size
The core problem we face is not access to capital. The Treasury has already flooded Wall Street and the banking system with money, ... , in turn, is further reducing the buying power of consumers. In 2008, 1.9 million jobs vanished [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 14:05:44
"An MSM Confession"
From the Sacramento Bee:Sacramento-area real estate market befuddled the expertsHome Front spent time in the electronic library this week, looking at how experts misjudged the extent of this decline as the housing market began to wobble and shift in 2005 and 2006, even 2007 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 06:37:00
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Dems showcase stimulus package. House Democrats unveiled an unprecedented 5B stimulus plan yesterday, ... ; first-time home buyers between Jan. 1 and June 30 would get a ,500 tax credit; local school districts [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 16:07:28
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Dems showcase stimulus package. House Democrats unveiled an unprecedented $825B stimulus plan yesterday, ... ; first-time home buyers between Jan. 1 and June 30 would get a $7,500 tax credit; local school [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 12:15:12
Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility Summit
Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility SummitPresident-elect Barack Obama visits the Post newsroom after a meeting with the editorial board and Washington Post Co. Chairman Don Graham, right. (Photo, The Washington Post)President-elect Barack Obama will convene a "fiscal responsibility summit" [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:58:11
Citigroup Posts $8.3 Billion Loss, Splits Up Company
NEW YORK — Citigroup said Friday it is splitting up into two businesses as it reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $8 ... and banking revenue, and $5.3 billion on the value of credit derivatives. It also lost $2.5 billion [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:14:43
Compare Washington Homeowners Insurance Quotes to Save Money on Your WA Home Insurance Cost
Compare Washington Homeowners Insurance Quotes to Save Money on Your WA Home Insurance Cost Posted by Dark Spider at January 16, ... in a matter of minutes. The bad thing about this process is that you will have to fill your own information [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 18:07:36
George W. Bush's Legacy
As a blog titled The Next Right, we have not featured much discussion of George W. Bush ... choices between two or more bad alternatives. The biggest fork in the road was Iraq. Here, I think [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 05:35:31
Obama's daughter: 'Better be good'
Obama's daughter: 'Better be good' The words of the president-elect's daughter speak of a moment in history. Posted January 16, 2009 7:30 PM ... today and secured an interview days before that inauguration. Credit King for eliciting words many [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:30:09
Islamic finance in Michigan: "When you look at the economic crisis we're in, if you were to follow Islamic or Sharia financing, you couldn't have this crisis"
And if cars didn't exist, you never would have had that fender-bender that made you late for work ... . Are Western economic systems perfect? Clearly, they are not. But the bottom line is this: Bad things [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:01:00
Citigroup Posts Loss, Will Break up into 2 Units
NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup said Friday it is splitting into two businesses as it reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $8 ... on the value of credit derivatives. It also lost $2.5 billion [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:57:00
[Skeptical Saturday] So What’s the Story With All Those “Turn Your Debt Into Wealth” Type Programs?
Money isn't necessarily the root of all evil, but it certainly is the root of a lot of self-help nonsense... I don’t listen to the radio often, but when I do, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:55:23
Reuters Article - Where the US bailout money has gone - includes some of it
FACTBOX: Where has the U.S. bailout money gone? Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:39am ESThttp://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUKTRE50F1H720090116(Reuters) ... and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp to backstop $118 billion in bad assets held by the bank, which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:37:30
How Do Home Equity Loans Work as Second Mortgages?
Writer Dan Ackman notes in an article at www.forbes ... is lower rate than credit cards and auto loans ... of credit (HELOC) or a home equity loan. An HELC works much like a credit card. It’s a revolving [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:17:18
Laid Off Workers Turn to Freelancing and Consulting
Laid Off Workers Turn to Freelancing and Consulting January 16th, 2009 | Category: ... home mortgage credit cards for bad credit bad credit auto loans loans for bad credit pnc bank bah ... instant loans personal loans for bad credit mortgage calculator government loans auto loans first [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:25:54
Avoid Bad Credit - Discover How To Avoid Bad Credit
Avoid Bad Credit - Discover How To Avoid Bad Credit January 16th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed For more tips about bad credit debt consolidation and debt consolidation options go to credit secrets bible review. When you’re looking for a way to avoid bad [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:07:17
MORTGAGES HOME EQUITY LOANS REFINANCE RATES HOME LOANS CREDIT CARDS WE CATER ALL TYPES OF LOANS VISIT US NOW AND APPLY ONLINE NO FEES
MORTGAGES HOME EQUITY LOANS REFINANCE RATES HOME LOANS CREDIT CARDS WE CATER ALL TYPES OF LOANS VISIT US NOW AND APPLY ONLINE NO FEES In a society ... at Private Fast Loans.com advance loans alternative student loans apply for a loan auto loans bad credit auto loans bad credit home mortgage loan bad credit loan bad credit loans bad credit personal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 14:24:01
Subscriber Swap Saturday - No Debt Plan
Subscriber Swap Saturday is the brain child of Kevin, from No Debt Plan ... out of debt while also believing in using credit cards safely. A lot of people disagree [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 13:00:07
Citigroup posts huge loss, separates traditional banking business from riskier ventures
Citigroup posts $8.29B loss, separates traditional banking business from riskier ventures ... loan losses to worsen — particularly in areas like credit cards. “There are some things [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 23:58:02
Getting More for Less with Bad Credit Cards
By now everyone knows that the economy is close to collapse. Banks and lending institutions are the most responsible for the mess ... even to those who don’t. Credit card, personal loans, payday advances, and mortgages were readily available to people with bad credit. The downside of this easy credit is that common sense evaporated [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 16:22:57
Bad Credit? Have We Got a Mortage for You...
From Giovanni Diviacchi:My wife and I want to buy a house, but we found that the only mortgage that we were eligible for was a new product called a Late Payment Mortgage. It's for people with really bad credit. The bank gives you a lower interest rate if you let them begin foreclosure proceedings at the closing table.***Giovanni Diviacchi is a business analyst and stand-up comedian in Washington, D.C. [more...]
Date: 2009-06-13 10:00:00
What Gives? Is the Economy really that Bad?
Just making a quick observance and summary of my interactions with friends, ... ? I feel it is the latter. You may ask how could the people be responsible? Simple, short answer… BAD CREDIT! 2nd mortgages, more credit cards, etc… all just to make their world seem better because [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 23:05:16
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
Mortgage Loans
There are times when we were not able to fulfill our dreams at the right time ... and it is very vital to move a single day in this planet.Many people with bad credit are affected by financial problems a lot.Since most lenders will not sanction loans for people with bad credit [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 00:28:17
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