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Government / lenders look to resolve subprime lending crisis, quickly

Well … this should get interesting. So, a bunch of people took out loans on their home purchases and now can’t seem to repay them. Perhaps you’ve heard about this? Much hay has been sown (?!) about the issue, but little has changed, in my opinion....

This ‘worse’ I can handle …

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So, the nation has a glut of residential real estate inventory. So, credit underwriting regulations have tightened, making it hard for those with blemished credit histories from getting loans. So, inflation continues to rise higher, unrepentant. So, the Wall Street...

Subprime worries grip nation – except for you-know-where

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From yesterday’s Times: While much of the country has been worrying about foreclosures on subprime mortgages, researchers the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at New York University found last month that only a tiny fraction of Manhattan...

Reasonable man begs for attention: credit crisis demands drastic measures

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Lou Barnes is about ready to jump out an office building’s window, I think. He’s totally freaking out over the credit / lending crisis, fearing we are in for tough economic times, unless someone does something. Fast. Like, Depression. And he doesn’t...

The Globe doesn’t name names when blaming lenders

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There’s a Globe editorial out today criticizing subprime lenders (you know, the guys who did the unthinkable – allowing Americans to buy their own homes!). Mortgage originators who specialize in subprime loans are the buffalo hunters of the financial...

Borrowers don’t know what they borrowed

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A national survey of 500 adjustable-rate mortgage borrowers found that 73 percent don’t know how much their monthly mortgage payment will increase the next time the rates go up. The survey, which was conducted for the AFL-CIO labor union, indicates that...