Government officials, perhaps influenced by spending too much time with bankers, forgot that if you want to govern effectively you have retain the trust of the people. And by treating the financial industry — which got us into this mess in the first place — with kid gloves, they have squandered that trust. During the […]

Tags: AIG, bailout, disclosure, Federal reserve, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, illusion of financial soundness, Krugman, mortgage meltdown, Ny Times, securitization
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AVAILABLE ON KINDLE/AMAZON Editor’s Note: While the media, Wall Street and government sources try to placate us, there are inescapable truths right now and inescapable consequences right around the corner. Other than people who own their home outright or who are relatively close to that point, nearly every homeowner in America has several problems: (1) […]

Tags: borrower, delinquencies, foreclosure defense, foreclosure offense, home prices, LOAN MODIFICATION, median income, Mortgage, mortgage meltdown, Ny Times, securitization, short sales, voluntary abandonment
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The real story with real solutions or at least partial solutions. Sheriff Green started all this. Bravo. Now start thinking of all the profits, transfers and records that should have been reported, filed and taxed and the state budget problems will be over. November 18, 2009 Philadelphia Gives Homeowners a Way to Stay Put By […]

Tags: Bank of America, Christopher Hall, foreclosure crisis, mediation, Ny Times, Pennsylvania, Peter Goodman, Philadelphia, records, Sheriff Green, state budgets, taxes
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David Leonhardt: Congratulations on your article today in the NY Times. You addressed the elephant in the living room. For about 100 years, the United States has been acting like an embezzling bookkeeper. First “borrow” a little. Then borrow more because of “necessity”, now you are in debt you cannot pay and living better than […]

Tags: consumer buying, David Leonhardt, fraud, inflation, Ny Times, Obama
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