John Conyers / Marcy Kaptur Fannie Mae Letter – Ask Secretary Geithner and the FHFA to STOP Fannie Mae from Suing Homeowners with Taxpayer Dollars

Print, sign and send… It’s that simple… ~ 4closureFraud.org ~ John Conyers / Marcy Kaptur Fannie Mae Letter Tweet

NY TIMES – Deadbeats??? Biggest Defaulters on Mortgages Are the Rich

“Two years ago when the first waves of defaulting mortgages started occurring I saw a lot of ‘moral hazard’ references in comment sections. The less well to do and financially unsophisticated were scorned for being so foolish as to take on debt they should have known they couldn’t handle. So where’s that moral hazard now. … Read more

Yep, Those Scumbag Deadbeat Defaulting Homeowners Finally Pay the Price

Somebody Everybody want to educate this “fool” on how the Homeowners took down the Entire Global Economy??? Defaulting Homeowners Finally Pay the Price By Dan Caplinger July 2, 2010 | Comments You can send Dan feedback via email Excerpts… For years, defaulting homeowners who couldn’t repay their mortgages have been portrayed as victims. That mentality … Read more

Really? KnowYourOptions.com – The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Just Spent $50,000 (of basically your money) on New Domain Name

Cant seem to find the original source on this but there are quite a few sites reporting that Fannie Mae just spent $50,000 (of basically your money) on a new domain name last week; ~ KnowYourOptions.com ~ Domain Name………. knowyouroptions.com Creation Date…….. 1997-09-10 Registration Date…. 2010-06-22 Expiry Date………. 2011-09-10 Organisation Name…. Fannie Mae Organisation Address. 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW Organisation Address. Organisation Address. Washington Organisation Address. 20016 Organisation Address. DC Organisation Address. UNITED STATES Admin Name……….. Fannie Mae Tech and Admin Contact Admin Address…….. 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW Admin Address…….. Admin Address…….. Washington Admin Address…….. 20016 Admin Address…….. DC Admin Address…….. UNITED STATES … Read more

Federal Reserve Board Report – The Depth of Negative Equity and Mortgage Default Decisions

In other words the “lenders” business model has failed because of the frauds they perpetrated on America… They had it sooo good but took it way too far… Finance and Economics Discussion Series Divisions of Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. The Depth of Negative Equity and Mortgage Default Decisions … Read more

Fannie Set to Punish Strategic Defaulters

Fannie and Freddie were responsible for so much of this meltdown – and now we have to listen to their ranting and thuggery.  Is there a hole deep enough for these guys? The Market Ticker by Karl Denninger First, Fannie Mae ran crooked books for years, got caught, ran insane risk models for years more … Read more

Strategic Default – Rapper Chamillionaire Ridin’ Into Foreclosure on Houston Mansion

WSJ Giving back the house has officially gone mainstream, which might have lenders singin’ the blues. Rapper Chamillionaire, known for his song “Ridin’,” became the latest homeowner choosing to default on his mortgage. He abandoned his Houston mansion instead of making payments on a house that’s worth less than what he paid, TMZ reports. The … Read more

The Market Ticker – Consumers Learning From Banksters

The Market Ticker Posted by Karl Denninger No surprise here…. Foreclosure has allowed them to stabilize the family business. Go to Outback occasionally for a steak. Take their gas-guzzling airboat out for the weekend. Visit the Hard Rock Casino. Yes, the tone of the article is rather negative toward these individuals. Guess what – I … Read more

Enough is Enough – Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting

From the lenders’ standpoint, people who stay in their homes without paying the mortgage or actively trying to work out some other solution, like selling it, are “milking the process,” said Kyle Lundstedt, managing director of Lender Processing Service’s analytics group. LPS provides technology, services and data to the mortgage industry. These “free riders” are … Read more

The Morality of Strategic Default – Brent T. White

Brent T. White, author of  Underwater and Not Walking Away – Strategic Default has now published a paper based on the personal accounts of 356 strategic defaulters and homeowners on the verge of doing the same. His finding: People who intentionally default on their loans are not as economically rational or calculating in their decision-making as … Read more

Screw You Freddie!!! Freddie Mac Shames Strategic Defaulters, tells them: For shame, don’t do it!

Get a load of this crap… From Freddie Mac’s “blog” A Perspective on Strategic Defaults Some excerpts… As the mortgage industry works through a large volume of loan delinquencies, a new and growing concern has emerged: strategic defaults. In other words, borrowers who have the financial means to make monthly mortgage payments, but choose not … Read more

60 Minutes examines epidemic of homeowners who walk away from underwater homes

A million Americans who could afford to pay their mortgages on homes “underwater” walked away instead. It’s the “in thing” one tells Morley Safer in a report to be broadcast this Sunday, May 9, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Play CBS Video Video Excerpt: Walking Away From Your Mortgage (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (CBS) Chris Deaner could … Read more

NY Times – No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away

By DAVID STREITFELD Published: February 2, 2010 In 2006, Benjamin Koellmann bought a condominium in Miami Beach. By his calculation, it will be about the year 2025 before he can sell his modest home for what he paid. Or maybe 2040. “People like me are beginning to feel like suckers,” Mr. Koellmann said. “Why not … Read more

Underwater and Not Walking Away – Strategic Default

Shame, Fear and the Social Management of the Housing Crisis Brent White University of Arizona Despite reports that homeowners are increasingly “walking away” from their mortgages, most homeowners continue to make their payments even when they are significantly underwater.  This article suggests that most homeowners choose not to strategically default as a result of two … Read more

Walk Away From Your Mortgage! NY Times

The Way We Live Now Walk Away From Your Mortgage! By ROGER LOWENSTEIN Published: January 7, 2010 John Courson, president and C.E.O. of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recently told The Wall Street Journal that homeowners who default on their mortgages should think about the “message” they will send to “their family and their kids and … Read more

Stratigic Default – Finally: Mainstream Press (Intentional Defaults)

Posted by Karl Denninger The Market Ticker I have written about “strategic defaults” many times in The Ticker, with the most recent being right here: Therefore, until the law is changed to prohibit the use of said “Strategic” legal containers and the resulting option of business interests – including the banks that are complaining now – to … Read more

“Orderly Transfer” The Banks Words for Strategic Defaults

The Last Word On Strategic Defaults Posted by Karl Denninger http://market-ticker.denninger.net/ I’m tired of the repeated bull-crap from the media and various carny barkers about “moral obligations” to meet your payments on underwater property. Why is it that you have a moral or ethical obligation to BANKS to do this, when THOSE VERY SAME DAMN … Read more