Archive for Mortgage Crisis
More Perspective and Discussion on the Mortgage Crisis Commission
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Hearings on Subprime Lending and Securitization and Government-Sponsored Enterprises," were conducted last week by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC.) The ten member bi-partisan Commission was established under the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." During three days of testimony 17 persons including 8 from Citigroup, Citi Mortgage, and Citi Markets and two former Chairmen of Citigroup spoke, however, it was the testimony of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and the four persons heavily involved in operating or regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which got the lion's share of atttention. According to a report in the Los Angeles…(read more)
Another Perspective on the Mortgage Crisis
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During my work yesterday at the wine competition , I learned an interesting bit of information about a trend in their industry that sounded similar to a recent trend in the mortgage industry. Let me explain. Twenty plus years ago, the percentage of alcohol in red wines was around 12%. Today, many red wines are 15% or higher. According to seasoned judges, wine with higher alcohol can mask the actual characteristics of the fruit, leaving little differentiation among wines. Not only does it compromise the taste of wines, wine enthusiasts can get intoxicated quicker. So why did this happen? Wine sales are driven by the ratings of 3-4 wine publications such as Wine Spectator. A higher rating from these publications boosts the sales and profits of wineries. Over the years, the higher alcohol wines…(read more)
REMINDER: Many Eyes Watching Over the Mortgage Industry
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This just came across my Reuters newsfeed: WASHINGTON, Jan 8 ( Reuters ) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said a new inter-agency task force was focusing on halting fraud involving mortgages , securities, economic stimulus programs and the government's bailout programs. In remarks prepared for delivery at a civic group meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida, Holder said the task force was also targeting financial discrimination. "To those who see victimization of others as an avenue to wealth, take notice: If you fabricate a financial statement, if you propagate an investment scheme, if you are complicit in an act of financial fraud, you are writing your ticket to jail," Holder said. ———————————————————————– This is not new news….(read more)