Painful eyes

A lot of emails come my way every 24 hours. Some stand out. Like this one. Not just that she’s a realtor who likes me ( ... citizens have become. Not just because she now laments the influence of cheap credit and easy money ... to holding mortgage and credit card debt to the tune of 75 Billion, they say well that’s normal that’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:17:13

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“We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country ... S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, laid out the latest terrifying news: The credit markets ... easy credit, consumers who took on mortgages they could not afford and Wall Street chieftains [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 16:01:46

White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire

White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire, Dec 21, 2008 By JO BECKER , SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN LABATON ... terrifying news: The credit markets, gripped by panic, had frozen overnight, and banks were refusing ... of culprits, like lenders who peddled easy credit, consumers who took on mortgages they could not afford [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 20:43:30

The Gurus by digby Newsweek's Michael Hirsh says that although there are many people responsible for out current economic meltdown, ... " for market conditions, for ushering in an era of easy credit that accelerated the mortgage mania [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 20:26:40

Australians charged in Nigerian scam

January 7, 2009 - 4:03PMTwo Queenslanders have been charged over recruiting people to a Nigerian scam which netted the fraudsters more than $4 ... looking for an easy way out of their financial and mortgage stress can make for easy victims ... .” Meanwhile, police are warning businesses against scams using fake credit cards and identification [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:36:21

New York Times starts catching up to iSteve

From the Sunday, 12/21/08 New York Times:White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, ... . There are plenty of culprits, like lenders who peddled easy credit, consumers who took on mortgages they could [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 04:53:00

The loan money i$ out there…….

Qualifying for a mortgage is not nearly as easy these days as it was just a couple of years ago, ... . All of us can get copies of their credit reports from each of the three major reporting companies at no charge ... before the subprime-loan-market collapse and the worldwide credit freeze. Still, mortgages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:02:23

Book Review - The Subprime Solution

The winner from last week’s drawing for Working Longer is Chris.  There were only 5 entries last week, so come on peopel! ... with the housing crisis came about because of overly aggressive mortgage lenders, compliant appraisors, and complacent borrowers. Like me, Shiller believes that overly easy credit allowed many people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:00:29

Bush to blame for mortgage mess...NYT

White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN LABATON “We can put light where there's darkness, ... , laid out the latest terrifying news: The credit markets, gripped by panic, had frozen overnight ... championed. There are plenty of culprits, like lenders who peddled easy credit, consumers who took [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 21:19:17

White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire

From The New York Times:“We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country ... , chairman of the Federal Reserve, laid out the latest terrifying news: The credit markets, gripped ... he so ardently championed. There are plenty of culprits, like lenders who peddled easy credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 14:39:00

Scrooge's Economic View of Christmas

We all know how easy it is to get caught up in the Christmas spirit and gift-giving frenzy ... their credit card debt, pay their mortgage, or simply cover the bills. But people's general preference for cash [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:50:16

Getting Your Finances In Check For a Coconut Creek Home Purchase - Part I

jority of people, buying a home is no easy feat especially when it comes to finances ... for a mortgage at all. Review your report with all three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax ... you took a look at your credit report? If you haven't reviewed it recently, now is the time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:42:59

Get a new house with bkr loans, 474007 euro in one day

Start with credibility. It’s not easy to know if the prices quoted by lenders are reliable. And of course, each loan and each borrower are different ... in processing the loan, to appraisal and credit-report fees, among others. It is a transfer ... , compare the fees at each mortgage company you’re considering. So how do you find a lender [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:15:03

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