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Banks & Lenders had Legal and Moral Responsibility to Deny Unqualified Buyers |
Monday, 29 November 2010 |
Foreclosure Hearings Show Homeowners Who in Washington Cares
I know that even as I write this, no amount of proof or testimony from experts will stop seemingly sanctimonious, self-righteous ignoramuses from making comments about deadbeat homeowners who caused the entire economic meltdown because they simply didn't want to pay their bills. Aside from being ignorant and baseless, the problem with those comments is that they rely on the rest of us assuming one of two things: 1.) That somehow millions of people woke up one morning and collectively decided to commit fraud using the most complex and intricate financial instruments invented, and 2.) Everyone woke up stupid. |
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New York Times Editorial: The Supreme Court Arbitration War |
Monday, 29 November 2010 |
The Arbitration War
Unexpected wireless charges are a chronic affliction of life on the grid. The industry triggers more complaints from consumers than any other. AT&T Mobility, by consumer rankings, is the worst. Its performance in a case the Supreme Court heard recently has done nothing to improve that reputation...The Ninth Circuit said this âartificeâ has âthe practical effect of renderingâ AT&T âimmune from individual claims.â AT&Tâs arbitration clause is unconscionable. The Supreme Court should say so. |
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DeLayed Justice: Money Laundering Texas Republican not Dancing over Prison Time |
Monday, 29 November 2010 |
Jury Convicts Tom DeLay for Money Laundering
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress, was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. Jurors deliberated for 19 hours before returning guilty verdicts against DeLay on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces up to life in prison on the money laundering charge. |
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Convicted Homebuilder Erpenbeck Stolen Money Buried on Golf Course |
Monday, 29 November 2010 |
Feds used wire to find buried loot from Bill Erpenbeck case
Federal agents began focusing on Skidmore as they searched for the assets of Bill Erpenbeck, who was ordered to forfeit $34 million as part of his 2003 conviction for stealing millions of dollars from banks and home buyers. Skidmore told FBI agents as early as July 2002 and again in March 2003 that he didn't know where any of the money was hidden. Skidmore then appears to have dropped off agents' radar until the summer 2009. See: ERPENBECK ENQUIRER STORY ARCHIVE |
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Huffington Post: Princeton Study Fuels Foreclosure Debate |
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 |
Segregation: The Invisible Elephant in the Foreclosure Debate
The foreclosure mess just will not go away. Neither will incomplete if not misleading explanations for the crisis, or partial if not ineffective policy proposals. More than 10 million families will lose their homes to foreclosure before the housing market "clears" according to Credit Suisse. Meanwhile, as with the subprime and predatory lending bubbles that led directly to the present crisis, fingers are pointed in several directions as all parties to the debate try to shift blame to their favorite individual and institutional targets. Lost in this discussion is how continuing racial segregation has fueled these developments. Read More on Study: Princeton study finds racial dimensions to foreclosure crisis See: Summary |
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Princeton Study: Foreclosures and Racism |
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 |
Princeton study: Institutional racism played role in foreclosure crisis
African-Americans were more likely to be offered subprime loans over whites who had similar financial backgrounds, according to a new study that looks at institutional racism in the nation's housing crisis.âWhile policy makers understand that the housing crisis affected minorities much more than others, they are quick to attribute this outcome to the personal failures of those losing their homes â poor credit and weaker economic position,â noted Douglas Massey, the study's other author and a professor at Woodrow Wilson. âIn fact, something more profound was taking place; institutional racism played a big part in this crisis.â Read More on Study: Princeton study finds racial dimensions to foreclosure crisis See: Summary |
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Foreclosure Congressional Hearings |
Tuesday, 23 November 2010 |
Congressional hearing on foreclosures: When did feds learn of problems?
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), who is likely to be tapped as the next chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, grilled federal regulators about when they learned of the "robo-signing" and other issues related to foreclosures. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R -Tex.) also criticized the regulators, calling it frustrating to have "the people we put in charge" come before Congress again as they did during the financial crisis and say, "We didn't know." "The American people have a greater expectation that you know it before it happens than reacting after it happens," Neugebauer said. |
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ABC's 20/20 Slams the Better Business Bureau |
Friday, 12 November 2010 |
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Consumer Watchdog Accused of Running 'Pay for Play' Scheme With Grading System
ABC's 20/20 is the primetime news magazine program featuring co-anchors Elizabeth Vargas and Chris Cuomo. From newsmaker interviews, to hard-hitting investigative reports, Barbara Walters exclusives... Hamas Terror Group Gets 'A' Rating From Better Business Bureau? Consumer watchdog accused of running 'pay to play' scheme with grading system.
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Licensed and Bonded? No Deals if you don't have Wheels |
Thursday, 11 November 2010 |
NYC Uses 'Sting' House to Nab Unlicensed Home Contractors
Today the city of New York is announcing the results of an undercover sting operation that targeted illegal contractors. The majority of states require home improvement contractors to be properly licensed, but there are still plenty of rogue companies operating. That's why authorities in New York and elsewhere are getting tough with illegal, unlicensed contractors...inspectors eventually nab a dozen companies and issue $65,000 in fines...Even more powerful, they impound their vehicles. Because you can't do any deals if you don't have wheels. |
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Supreme Court: AT&T Attempts to Block Class Action to Force Abritration |
Wednesday, 10 November 2010 |
Justices Question Contracts That Block Class Actions
The Supreme Court seemed disinclined to let companies use legal fine print to block class actions, with several justices suggesting they might defer to state courts that ruled in favor of consumers. An AT&T Inc. unit tried to prohibit class actions with arbitration clauses in the contracts it imposes on mobile-phone customers. But courts in California ruled the provision unenforceable..."scheme to deliberately cheat large numbers of consumers out of individually small sums of money," a clause prohibiting class actions was unconscionable because it left consumers with no practical remedy |
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TIME: Homeownership has let us down |
Monday, 08 November 2010 |
The Case Against Homeownership
Homeownership has let us down. For generations, Americans believed that owning a home was an axiomatic good. Our political leaders hammered home the point. Herbert Hoover argued that homeownership could "change the very physical, mental and moral fiber of one's own children." Franklin Roosevelt held that a country of homeowners was "unconquerable." Homeownership could even, in the words of George H.W. Bush's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Jack Kemp, "save babies, save children, save families and save America." A house with a front lawn and a picket fence wasn't just a nice place to live or a risk-free investment; it was a way to transform a nation. |
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