Dubya returns (in spirit, at any rate)

So. I got my "official" foreclosure notice today.

Elsewhere this week—

The White House says Obama will vacation in Martha's Vineyard soon.

How very, very Dubya.

I do so hope he enjoys his vacation. How delightful a little get-away is! In the midst of all these pesky annoyances he really could use a little light fun. I hope he gets a chance to catch up with his buddies like Jamie Dimon and Brian Moynihan.

I personally hope to catch up with Brian for a nice long visit, when I will be camping out on his lawn in North Carolina after I get kicked out of my home. Or Wellesley, MA. Or Boston, or New York, or one of the other places he lives. Heck, with a nice little yearly compensation package of just under 2 million, and a net worth of god-only-knows-what, I'm sure he has a few other place he can call home.




Here's an interesting little tidbit from Forbes:

Bank of America Sold Mortgage Pool
To Fannie Mae 

08.10.11, 11:50 AM EDT

WSJ says bank agrees to sell 400,000 home loans to government-backed firm.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Bank of America has agreed to sell a portion of its home loan portfolio to Fannie Mae. The Journal said the deal to sell a pool of 400,000 loans to the government-sponsored mortgage holder was finalized last Friday.

The purchase price for the pool of loans, with an unpaid principal balance of $73 billion, is more than $500 million, according to one of the unnamed sources cited in the report.

The paper said the move is part of Bank of America's strategy to sell noncore holdings to rid itself of mortgage problems and preserve capital.

Nice little cash infusion, and I'm sure they need it. We wouldn't like BofA to feel the pain of being low on cash, would we? I know they are having a rough time with that nasty little fraud lawsuit.

Meanwhile, the Emergency Homeowner's Loan Program, AKA, the Totally-Random-Lucky-Duck-Lottery, which will assist a very small percentage of homeowners in foreclosure is now closed. Yes, it was actually a random lottery drawing, with lucky winners receiving up to 2 years of help on forestalling foreclosure. As we know, "too big to fail" only applies to the banksters, not the millions of Americans soon to be homeless.

payday loans

Our of curiosity and financial desperation, I've done a little research into the "payday loan" industry.

Here's a little fine print for one company, who claims to make loans for much much less!! than typical payday loan companies. Let's explore their generosity:

• First time XXX XXXX Loans customers typically qualify for an installment loan of $250 to $800 with an APR of 360%, or 40% less than the average 602% APR for a payday loan. For example, a $600 loan from XXX XXX Loans at 359.01% APR would require 12 bi-weekly installment payments of $105.11. After the 12th successful payment, your loan would be paid in full. An average payday loan of $600 with an APR of 602% and a fourteen (14) day term would require one payment of $738.54.

• Average payday loan pricing is based on Texas-originated loans from CashNet USA (664%), ChecknGo (661%) and MyCashNow (485%) as of February 22, 2011.

Talk about predatory lending — and they are bragging about how nice they are for only ripping people off with 360% interest. Say it again — three hundred and sixty percent interest. That's the good rate.

Anyone who is teaching their children that people are "basically good" is doing them a serious disservice. My parents taught me this. My schools and churches taught me this. As a consequence, I waste a lot of time and emotional energy being shocked when it is proven to be, time and time again, wrong.

People are basically scum.










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