Archives by Tag ' credit '
May 20, 2008

most vendors are looking for money up front that will make them rich while you go down the tubes More and more “professionals” are coming out of the woodwork to “help” with your mortgage. Whether you are in default, foreclosure, in the midst of sale or eviction, or just sitting with a mortgage where the […]

May 20, 2008

Despite all efforts to conceal the pernicious effects of inflation and the rising tide of credit warning signals, it is now crystal clear that the underlying inflation rate in the United States is over 15% while the dollar declines in value at about the same rate. This double whammy is showing up in our pocketbooks, […]

May 14, 2008

  Credit Crisis Over? — Not by a Long Shot   As you can imagine I get emails and comments from hundreds of people seeking help and whose houses are going into sale or foreclosure, most of whom are completely unaware that they have rights superior to the lender, if they can find someone to […]

May 9, 2008

Another casualty of the Mortgage Meltdown induced paranoia that is sweeping the credit and money markets: Banks no longer trust the indexes which they have relied upon for decades. In other words, they don’t trust each other. And they don’t trust the people who report on what is happening out in the financial marketplace. The […]

Apr 27, 2008

Every one of the facts stated here are verifiable from multiple sources and are NOT disputed. The only policy question that is relevant is WHETHER WE PUT PEOPLE OR BIG BUSINESS FIRST in our priorities. The rest is obvious. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES: 1. HEALTHCARE: (AT LEAST $1 TRILLION IN DIRECT AND HIDDEN FAT IN […]

Apr 26, 2008

  Somehow, the housing trouble has to at least flatten out. As long as that is going on, I think the pressure on the credit system is going to persist. It is kind of the leading indicator. It is where the trouble started. We have to underpin the consumer. That is why this is different. […]

Apr 23, 2008

I would give credit for the term “moral constipation” but I can’t remember where I heard it. I invite all who read this to give me the creator’s name so I can correct this blog and give him the attribution he deserves.  It appears that we can all agree on one thing regardless of which […]

Apr 21, 2008

EDITOR’S NOTE: As long as Central banks focus on the currency instead of the cause, these measures will at best delay an inevitable collapse. At the core of the problem is that unless people are kept in their homes, trillions of dollars of assets will fail. This is NOT an inevitable consequence. Plans abound to […]

Mar 31, 2008

That’s Trillion with a “T” Most people agree that we can’t correct the problems that are still unfolding unless we admit the severity of the problem. The current estimates of a maximum of $450 billion damage are absolute lies designed to give reassurance to people who could and probably should cut and run. As long […]

Mar 26, 2008

McCain’s Folly The solution to the liquidity crisis continues to be a political agreement between government, business, borrowers and investors in which the obvious factors are directly addressed — overvaluation of home values, overvaluation of creditworthiness, and overvaluation of CMOs. Any plan which does not address those factors will merely be an attempt to sweep […]