CITI Drops Opposition to Cramdown; May Help Homeowners to Avoid Foreclosure

Citigroup and key Senate members reached an agreement on Thursday that will bring the Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act one step ... can be reduced by the court including credit card debt and, ironically, mortgage debt on vacation homes ... closer to passage. The proposed law, introduced by Senator Durbin (D-IL) in the Senate and Rep [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:27:40

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Rogers joins Democrats, gets ready to check out

As an unelected attorney general, Nancy H. Rogers did not follow an especially partisan path in office ... press release of her seven-month term, Rogers joins 20 Democratic attorneys general from around ... bankruptcy judges to modify the terms of mortgages to reduce owner debt. Judges already have that power [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:47:46

Welcome to the Carnival of Debt Reduction

Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction . There were more good articles submitted this week than are shown below, but only a small number of them dealt directly with (a) personal debt reduction stories or (b) how to reduce consumer debt: No Credit Needed dispenses with a lengthy introduction and jumps right in with a six-step process for eliminating credit card debt . Free Money Finance recounts a story of how one couple paid off their mortgage . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 05:00:04

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 ... debt-based financial system operating. 3. Where we are now, and the role reduced resources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32

Welcome to the Carnival of Debt Reduction

Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction . There were more good articles submitted this week than are shown below, but only a small number of them dealt directly with (a) personal debt reduction stories or (b) how to reduce consumer debt: No Credit Needed dispenses with a lengthy introduction and jumps right in with a six-step process for eliminating credit card debt . Free Money Finance recounts a story of how one couple paid off their mortgage . Financ [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 05:00:04

2009 Freedom from Tax Year--A bold solution for the U.S. economy.

This is big, bold, and out of the box thinking. There is something in it for everyone to love and to hate ... their mortgage, reduce their consumer debt, eat out at a restaurant, travel, invest in their business, buy stocks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:05:27

AG urges Congress to changes to help distressed homeowners

Washington's Attorney General has joined 21 other attorneys general to encourage Congress to loosen bankruptcy rules in an effort to reduce home foreclosures. Current bankruptcy laws allow judges to readjust mortgage debt on vacation homes and farms, but not on primary residences. The attorneys general would like to see that changed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:13:01

Fed Watch: Misguided Policies

Tim Duy: Misguided Policies, by Tim Duy: From the wires: 15: ... s economy. Policy would be best focused on supporting the inevitable transition away from debt ... , I find programs that purport to “help” homeowners by reducing their mortgage payments [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 00:23:00

Someone at Credit Suisse has a wicked sense of humor

It really is a thing of beauty (via Bloomberg): Credit Suisse Group AG's investment bank has found a new way to reduce the risk of losses from ... bonuses. The bank will use leveraged loans and commercial mortgage- backed debt, some of the securities ... compensation packages, people familiar with the matter said. The new policy applies only to managin [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:08:35

Henry Paulsen as Mary Bailey

The disjointed and ad hoc reaction of the Bush administration to this mortgage crisis stands in ... to be rid of, reducing their bad debt and increasing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 05:27:22

How to Deleverage Balance Sheets

Bouncing around trading desks: Credit Suisse is using a novel approach to deleverage its balance sheet…using its illiquid assets to pay bonuses; ... its real! Credit Suisse Group AG’s investment bank has found a new way to reduce the risk of losses ... bonuses. The bank will use leveraged loans and commercial mortgage- backed debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:00:02

You Can Implement your own Credit Repair

by Rob Kosberg One day you realize that you are in a serious personal financial disaster situation ... of your salary that goes for necessities such as mortgage, car loans, credit card payments, utilities, other loan ... . This is the income you can devote to reducing debt. Next, decide which loans and credit cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:27:42

Debt relief Deals “attack on the confidence of consumers”

How’d you to your monthly credit card payments and loans - guaranteed? ... said Carol creditors can lower their interest rates. Carol, who can pay their credit card, mortgages ... rate or reduce the amount you are liable. But beware! Some of these programs are debt relief Scams [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 10:38:03

Save Thousands by Prepaying your Mortgage

If you’re determined to cancel your home loan as soon as possible this is not a bad idea, ... penalties There also some loans that have prepayment penalties. Since the lending company earns money ... while reducing debt If you’ve read the small print and there are no prepayment penalties [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 09:18:15

Property expert: Can I lend or donate money to my children?

Q I am over 70 and have at least £100,000 in an e-savings account, as well as £35,000 in fixed-rate bonds ... to reduce their outstanding debts, but would it be better to concentrate on the fixed-term loan ... at a rate of interest that is lower than that they are being charged by their mortgage lenders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:10:01

The Case for Doing Nothing About Foreclosures

Should we do nothing about the foreclosure machine? That’s the argument today from Lex at the Financial Times ... -A mortgage delinquency numbers has been the $100bn worth of Federal tax rebate cheques distributed ... - the Countrywide solution - usually leads pretty quickly to failure, but reducing the amount of debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:30:58

Will Bankruptcy Judges Get Power to Strip Down?

The details of the Great Bailout Bill of 2008 are still being mulled, turned over and kicked about by economists, ... of the terms of certain debts, namely auto and student loans and second-home mortgages. Under the Democrats ... of the property falls below the loan amount, debtors potentially could reduce the balance of the loan to equal [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 15:15:01

Steps To Stop Recession For Governments, Companies & Individuals

Decrease in personal consumption, over spending, exorbitant imports, inflation, cyclical economy, high interest rates, sky high energy prices, trade deficit, consequent wars, subprime mortgage crisis, massive personal debts and debt trap ... disposable income, reducing per capita debt level, balancing interest rates, ensuring an atmosphere conducive [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 13:19:11

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