Archive for the 'Mortgage' Category

Your Mortgage and the Government Bailout

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Chad Fisher asked: The United States is currently in the middle of a mortgage crisis. Foreclosures on mortgaged homes are at an all time high, and predictions say that billions of dollars of wealth will have been lost before its through. The effects of the crisis are being felt on all levels – aside from [...]

Will the Bailout Bail You Out?

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Jim Pappas asked: Will the $700 billion bailout of our financial system bail you out?  In all actuality, will it help save your home?  Will it stop your home from going into foreclosure?  This $700 billion bailout is designed to make available funds to the Treasury Secretary to buy troubled mortgages held by banks and [...]

Could the 700 Billion Bailout = No Change in the Housing Market?

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Ki Gray asked: The general arguments concerning the bailout have gone something along the lines ofAnti Bailout : “The taxpayers should not have to foot a 700 billion dollar bill to bail out Wall Street”Pro Bailout : “But if taxpayers do not bail out Wall Street the economy will fall apart and those same taxpayers [...]