Feb 19 2009
Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan: California and Florida you are Financially on Your Own.
I was cautious about the details in the new Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan which was announced on Wednesday. It is going to use $75 billion from the additional $350 billion in TARP funds while accessing the $200 billion in backstops to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Yet one key point, and probably a reason […]
Jan 29 2009
Cram Downs: A Bad Bank and Cram Downs are Diametrically Opposed Ideas.
While the market is intrigued by the nearly $1 trillion fiscal stimulus plan, a mortgage cram down bill has already passed the House. It is amazing that it has taken this long to even get this thing going if the true premise of the politicians and policy makers was to save homeowners from losing their […]