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Don't Dump Investors
It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. Blinder, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, could not be more clear: He suggests that the government should develop a federal program to buy out mortgages from lenders, just as it did during the Depression — to “refinance only owner-occupied residences. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller    When it comes to
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
Miller    One of the most galling aspects of the mortgage meltdown is the sense that folks who made bad loans also made big profits, profits which they get to keep while everyday wage earners and investors are bruised and battered by economic upheavals. Few mortgage loan officers or underwriters have been held responsible for mortgages that turned sour, in some measure because blame is often difficult to establish. The Government Goes After Loan Officers By Peter G. A lot of people are wondering: Do those who made toxic loans
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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller     The news from Wall Street in recent weeks has not been good, especially in the world of mortgages. One result is that the mortgage meltdown is described in global terms, as if all lenders offered toxic loans during the past few years and the entire financial community is universally in trouble. Famous lenders with once-fabulous finances are turning up in the headlines among the broke and busted. The facts are different.
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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