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In this thought-provoking clip, The Colbert Report’s Stephen Colbert dissects the real reason behind the mortgage meltdown. It wasn’t a matter of predatory lending, or irresponsible borrowing… it was actually a matter of honor:
“When you signed that mortgage you gave your word, and your word is who you are…
[Read more...]It’s hard to picture 2.8 million homes. That’s about how many detached homes are in all of Pennsylvania or Illinois. It’s also how many homes were lost to foreclosure in 2009.
There were 3.9 million foreclosure filings last year, RealtyTrac reports today, 2.8 million of which resulted in foreclosure. That’s a record dating back to at least 2005 — when RealtyTrac started keeping track. We say it’s safe to call this one another “worst since the Great Depression” statistic.
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$1 Trillion Mortgage Bomb Still Ticking Away
How close are we to being back to square one with impending mortgage meltdowns? According to SNL Financial, much closer than anyone would like to think. It has gotten a hold of an updated version of the original 2007 Credit Suisse chart that such caused a stir at that time. It’s reprinted below along with a few of SNL’s thoughts on the matter.
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