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Right now on C-Span theres a Community Finance meeting shown from Baltimore. The Mayor got on and said "we need more cheap mortgages for our city residents" (abid). People are getting up and talking about their subprime loans, and actually giving their case # for loan modifications to get more free funds.

Seems like the CRA and its next phase are the only issue now, and all the trouble of shady finance that did this whole mess is ignored.

This is very concerning. Would these people finances not be in much better shape if they would have rented home for $1500 / month rather than get this subprime loans and HELOCs in the first place?

There has never been personal responsibility. That's just something that people claim uses to exist.

Entitlemented says

Right now on C-Span theres a Community Finance meeting shown from Baltimore. The Mayor got on and said "we need more cheap mortgages for our city residents" (abid). People are getting up and talking about their subprime loans, and actually giving their case # for loan modifications to get more free funds.

and you will find similar talk especially in California.

Found a letter to Obama from the head of this Consumer Finance group. Its all about loan modification and has the usual cast of characters supporting low cost loans:

http://www.nclc.org/images/pdf/pr-reports/letter-obama-consumer-to-transition.pdf

It turns out that these legal advocacy group are just 2 hairs away from government. These attornees are using public funds to become rich, under the guise of helping the consumer. So this is like Lawyers again becoming rich off the demise of others, One group of Lawyers advocating for subprime and easy money, the other side singing about how consumers were fleeced all the which using US tax dollars to pay both sides.

http://www.nclc.org/images/outlook/spring10_outlook.pdf

Is my observation wrong?

The banksters and Wall St. cry foul too, so it's not just consumers. I'm not sure when, or even how, but the precedent has been set. Irresponsibility, finger pointing and greed are now the virtues of our new American society.

TechGromit says

Consumer protection groups are complaining that banks can loan more money then people can reasonably be expected to pay back, and the bank are protected by lawsuits for loaning too much. What ever happened to personal responsibility? Sure the bank would be stupid to loan you more money than you can afford to pay back, but shouldn't you as the consumer be responsible enough to determine if you can afford the mortgage?

The consumer is already protected all they have to do is just get foreclosed on. They can bounce back and buy another house with in 3 years. That's 4 years quicker than someone who defaulted on a gym membership.

As I long as the banks can continue to forge documents and signatures with no threat of jaill. housing loans will eventually force another bailout.