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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:54 PM Original message |
Free Homes for Everyone? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Only if you bought a house and could not keep up with payments - |
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Panaconda (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Is shelter a human right |
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billlll (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. yes and food and hlthcre |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
51. And non-gender-specific marriage, and labor unions. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Is ownership of that shelter a human right? n/t |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Yes, absolutely; but you don't necessarily have the right... |
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Panaconda (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 08:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Does that apply |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Of course it does |
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CommonSensePLZ (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
82. You must be kidding. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Coincidentally, a person that can't afford house payments |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
40. Self delete ... reply to wrong poster. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. You couldn't be more wrong. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. A crisis within a crisis within a crisis..... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Bingo!!!! |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. At least you are informed enough to know that dixiegrrrrl. Millions of |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Your friend and I have the same problem and same question. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Thank you for the link. |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. The lawsuit filed in Kentucky is filed on behalf of all those |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Thank you for that information. |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:04 PM Response to Reply #59 |
86. The complaint names law firms and lawyers as well |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:21 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. I did read part of the complaint and will finish it tonight. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
79. How do you find out? eom |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. organized crime on a massive scale....n/t |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 12:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. Excellent post! You really summed it all up in a concise way! You should make it an OP! |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. I agree |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. It really is unbelievable, isn't it? The Banks with MERS essentially |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:51 AM Response to Reply #58 |
71. "There has been a coup." Begun 11/22/63. Finalized 12/2000. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. No, a broken chain invalidates ALL mortgage contracts. |
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Panaconda (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The whole article is a Must Read, a good summary of the crisis. n/t |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Krugman nails it in yesterdays editorial as well |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 08:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
55. Krugman nailed it with this: |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. BTW: This is the first time I've read that it wasn't just carelessness.... |
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AmericanMan1958 (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. Another Bail-Out for the Banks,,, |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. The email in the article is phoney |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Then why were the Forgery-Mills set up? n/t |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
60. You are kidding, right? Have you been following the lawsuits? |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 12:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
62. You are presenting the MERS website (Presumably a PR site set up by MERS) to refute a news story? |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. K&R |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well, now I know why the collection calls stopped when I demanded the note. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Lost? or Broken by Necessity? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 08:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I've also been reading the WAMU/Chase merger assets were completely fubar'ed |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
77. That's exactly what we discovered with my friend's mortgage. |
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Kang Colby (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Welcome to DU |
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Kang Colby (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Thanks! |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's not going to happen. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I said a law would be passed in the first paragraph of the OP. Here's the only question: |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 10:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Obviously we need to tighten up regulation. Pity that's not going to happen. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. So banks get to break the law over and over with malice? |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 10:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. They should pay dearly. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:03 AM Response to Reply #29 |
63. Why can't we just give houses away? We give money away in lotteries every week... what's the diff? |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Agreed. No way the public could cope with such an event. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. I think you've got it backward. |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 09:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. It's not that the rule of law doesn't apply to banks... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #57 |
78. I don't see it. |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 07:43 PM Response to Reply #52 |
85. I hope I've got it backwards. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
42. I own my home and have no mortgage ... |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. hear, hear! n/t |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. The lotto is fair though. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I have suggested before that if the banks can't prove that they own your ... |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:12 AM Response to Reply #47 |
65. I didn't have the numbers to buy, but I damned sure would laugh about someone lucking out! |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:39 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Fascist? |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #69 |
72. So it's all about you huh? |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:01 PM Response to Reply #72 |
81. You're funny |
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ms.smiler (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
27. There are no free houses, just financial consequences for the banks |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #27 |
44. If the bank can't prove it owns the house ... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
36. talked to my Dad last night |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
38. Housing for all, mortgages or no... |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
41. Possession is nine-tenths of the law... |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
43. k & r |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
49. The Free Mortgage thing is not happening. This statement is false: |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. that makes a lot of sense, but to me |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 12:03 AM Response to Reply #50 |
61. Couple of things. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Uhh "The false notarizations we're talking about "... you do realize this is a crime? |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #66 |
70. That's maybe the best basis to challenge the mortgage. Other theories not so much. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. You are presenting a reasoned analysis, which I would argue is the lender's side of the story. |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Lenders will say they're not at fault , which I wouldn't agree with. I'd love to see them eat |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #61 |
76. Insightful. n/t |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #49 |
83. it would be funny if I was the only person with a copy of the note |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
56. then WHEN will I get my free house? nt |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
64. Try getting your money back at Walmart without a receipt! |
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DimplesinMI (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
67. The best understanding on this situation............ |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
68. The banks fraudulently foreclosed on (huge number) M$M being instructed NOT to carry story... |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
75. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is suing B of A and others |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
80. I am not in danger of losing my house - at the moment |
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GrantDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. This was posted last Friday |
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