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On AlterNet: mortgage

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "mortgage"

Foreclosure Fiasco Continues: The Bush-Obama Strategy of Throwing Billions at Banks Doesn't Work

Foreclosure Fiasco Continues: The Bush-Obama Strategy of Throwing Billions at Banks Doesn't Work

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. June 27, 2009.
Americans are now $14 trillion poorer. Many who thought they were middle class have now joined the ranks of the poor.

Road to Ruin: Mortgage Fraud Scandal Brewing

Road to Ruin: Mortgage Fraud Scandal Brewing

Lagan Sebert, American News Project AlterNet: Video. May 12, 2009.
Former subprime lenders from Ameriquest reveal a system rife with fraud.

Watch Out for the Mortgage Vultures: Cash-Strapped Homeowners Face New Threat

Watch Out for the Mortgage Vultures: Cash-Strapped Homeowners Face New Threat

Matthew Palevsky, Huffington Post. April 29, 2009.
Fraudulent schemes that prey on people who risk losing their homes are on the rise.

Stimulus Stagnation: Bipartisanship Is Sunk

Stimulus Stagnation: Bipartisanship Is Sunk

Zach Carter, Media Consortium AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 3, 2009.
Lawmakers who actually care about the fate of the U.S. economy are furious.

Houses vs. Stocks: Which is Better?

Houses vs. Stocks: Which is Better?

The American Prospect AlterNet: PEEKJune 23, 2008.
Assuming you have the option...

The Mortgage Industry Fights for Its Right to Party

The Mortgage Industry Fights for Its Right to Party

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. April 28, 2008.
Despite failures in the market, the mortgage industry is fighting tighter regulation tooth and nail.

Beware the Credit-Industrial Complex

Beware the Credit-Industrial Complex

Susan J. Douglas, In These Times. January 7, 2008.
The subprime fiasco is just one example of how banks profit from shady practices.

Subprime Loans = Primetime for Vampire Lenders

Subprime Loans = Primetime for Vampire Lenders

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. August 22, 2007.
How "reputable" financial firms are using an arsenal of tricks to extract high payments from homeowners, drain their equity and steal their homes.

Subprime or Subcrime? Time To Investigate and Prosecute

Subprime or Subcrime? Time To Investigate and Prosecute

Danny Schechter, MediaChannel.org. August 10, 2007.
The "subprime" credit crunch is really a sub-crime ponzi scheme in which millions of people are losing their homes because of criminal tactics by financial institutions.