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Obama to loosen lending standards to boost home ownership. What could go wrong?
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Posted on 05/15/2014 1:12:44 AM PDT by chessplayer

After a near-depression and worst-ever financial crisis that cost the US economy as much as $14 trillion, one might think Washington would be careful to avoid repeating the same policy mistakes. One might think, for instance, Washington would think twice and then thrice before loosening mortgage lending standards to boost home ownership, particularly among low-income borrowers. Because, you know, loosened mortgage standards seem to have played some role in helping set the stage for the catastrophic mortgage meltdown.

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To: chessplayer
Einstein defined this and by definition, Obama should be hauled out of the Hut in a straight jacket.
21 posted on 05/15/2014 4:58:03 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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Ask yourself why so many homes a lost after those same homeowners can no longer make payments, keep current on their taxes, keep the homes in good repair, etc. Perhaps its because they are not QUALIFIED to own a home and should NEVER been given loans the should not have.. “No problem” says odumbo, “we have to help them”. All they are doing is setting up those people for FAILURE!

I have a friend who is a banker and said their bank HAD TO make those loans (gubmint edict) knowing all the time the new home owners would default and the bank would get the homes back.


22 posted on 05/15/2014 5:21:43 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Lazamataz

Not doubling down on stupid.
Doubling down on evil.

I believe that Obama and his team have been working to create either a financial crisis or allow a terrorist attack or both while they are in power.

After 9/11, the media was all upset that Klinton wasn’t in power at that time. They were all crooning about all the things he could have gotten done in the aftermath of 9/11.

Rahm Emmanuel: Never let a crisis go to waste.

This regime’s mission is to crash the country while they have all the levers of power.


23 posted on 05/15/2014 5:28:40 AM PDT by Texas resident (The democrat party is now the CPUSA)
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To: chessplayer

Home ownership is another aspect of the American Dream,

so why WOULDN’T he want to destroy it?


24 posted on 05/15/2014 5:32:31 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: chessplayer

More unqualified borrowers. More failed loans. More bailouts. What’s not to love?


25 posted on 05/15/2014 6:06:39 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: chessplayer

I think we’re past double.


26 posted on 05/15/2014 6:08:31 AM PDT by mykroar (We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again. - Nathanael Greene)
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To: DaveA37

It’s been in the works for a long time but increased greatly when Clinton expanded the ACA. I’ll tell you another troubling fact; there were homeowners who were ‘negotiating’ with the bank and during the negotiation period had to stop making payments to qualify for help.....they suddenly got foreclosed on. I had read about this happening and waned a neighbor who told me he was ‘working with the bank’.....he got foreclosed on.


27 posted on 05/15/2014 6:13:13 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: liberalh8ter
I had read about this happening and waned a neighbor who told me he was ‘working with the bank’.....he got foreclosed on.

I'm sure he must have had quite a bit of equity in the place.

28 posted on 05/15/2014 7:56:38 AM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: SMARTY

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.


29 posted on 05/15/2014 7:58:23 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: kiryandil
Without going into too much detail, he was cash poor.
30 posted on 05/15/2014 9:08:05 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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