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Posted by Earl on April 16, 2012 in Adjustable Rate Mortgage with 8 Comments


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The subprime mortgage crisis is an ongoing financial crisis characterized by contracted liquidity in global credit markets and banking systems triggered by the failure of mortgage companies, investment firms and government sponsored enterprises which had invested heavily in subprime mortgages. The crisis, which has roots in the closing years of the 20th century but has become more apparent throughout 2007 and 2008, has passed through various stages exposing pervasive weaknesses in the global financial system and regulatory framework.

The crisis began with the bursting of the United States housing bubble[1][2] and high default rates on "subprime" and adjustable rate mortgages (ARM), beginning in approximately 2005–2006. For a number of years prior to that, declining lending standards, an increase in loan incentives such as easy initial terms, and a long-term trend of rising housing prices had encouraged borrowers to assume difficult mortgages in the belief they would be able to quickly refinance at more favorable terms. However, once interest rates began to rise and housing prices started to drop moderately in 2006–2007 in many parts of the U.S., refinancing became more difficult.
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Some 4.2 million mortgage borrowers are either seriously delinquent or have had their cases referred to lawyers to pursue foreclosure auctions, according to LPS Applied Analytics. Of those, two-thirds have made no payments at all for at least a year, and nearly one-third have gone more than two years.

…..item 1)…..Yahoo! Finance…..Foreclosure limbo: Staying without paying. ….. CNNmoney.com

Les Christie, On Thursday June 9, 2011, 9:45 am EDT

finance.yahoo.com/news/Foreclosure-limbo-Staying-cnnm-989…

Charles and Jill Segal have not made a mortgage payment in nearly five years — but they continue to live in their five-bedroom West Palm Beach, Fla. home.

Lynn, from St. Petersburg, Fla., has been living without paying for three years.

In Thousand Oaks, Calif., an actor has missed 30 payments, and still, he has not lost his home.

They’re not alone.

Some 4.2 million mortgage borrowers are either seriously delinquent or have had their cases referred to lawyers to pursue foreclosure auctions, according to LPS Applied Analytics. Of those, two-thirds have made no payments at all for at least a year, and nearly one-third have gone more than two years.

These cases can go on and on. Nationwide, it takes an average of 565 days to foreclose on borrowers in default from their first missed payments to the final auction. In New York, the average is 800 days and in Florida, where the "robo-signing" issue is particularly combative, it’s 807.

If they want to fight evictions hard, borrowers can remain in their homes even longer while their cases are being worked through.

The Segals have been doing that — in court. They bought their home in 2003 with an adjustable rate mortgage. After a few years, their monthly payments tripled to ,000, just as their home-inspection business was cratering.

The Segals want the bank to modify the mortgage so payments are affordable, and they think the court will agree that their lender put them into a toxic loan.

"The evidence will show that we were defrauded," said Jill Segal.

If they lose, of course, they’ll finally have to leave. And, unfortunately, more than 50 months of missed mortgage payments hasn’t translated into big savings.

"It’s very hard to save," said Jill Segal. "Our company’s billing is 90% off and my husband is only working about four days a week."

Lynn, who didn’t want her last name used, purchased a two-bedroom on Tampa Bay in 1998 for 5,000.

As the waterfront property’s value skyrocketed, eventually reaching 0,000, she refinanced twice (once to expand a business), and took out a second mortgage. She now owes more than 0,000 on the home, which is worth only 5,000.

Living in this foreclosure limbo is "Hell," Lynn said. "I feel like I’m locked in a box. I work for a financial organization and if this came out, it could cost me my job."

She’s still hoping to negotiate the loan. In the meantime, small things bother her. "A couple years ago, I lost my dog and I can’t decide on getting a new one," she said. If she has to move, she can’t be sure she’ll go somewhere that allows pets.

The actor from Thousand Oaks, Calif. began having problems during the screenwriters’ strike in late 2007, followed by a threat of a strike by the Screen Actors Guild.

He’s working with his lender toward a mortgage modification, submitting page after page of documents, which the bank has often misplaced or waited so long to examine them that they had grown too old to use.

His ideal outcome is get the loan modified and get all his late fees waived. He feels entitled to that because the bank advised him to stopped paying in the first place to qualify for one of the government’s foreclosure programs. Before that, he had missed only one payment.

Meanwhile, he has cobbled together some income streams — small acting parts, teaching acting classes and even handyman work.

"In a way, I feel like I’m lucky because I haven’t had to pay any ‘rent’ for 30 months," he said.

But he feels like he’s always under a cloud. "I haven’t slept in three years," he said. "It’s terrifying. I have to have the ultimate poker face in front of my kids."

Ruben Martinez, a Staten Island, N.Y., man trapped in a particularly bad adjustable rate mortgage, stopped paying more than three years ago. His attorney, Robert Brown, has managed to stave off one foreclosure.

Martinez, still struggling to find work, has little in savings despite the missed payments. He’s earning some income as a pastor and consulting for a non-profit family counseling organization.

"There’s pressure on me every day," he said. "I have a wife, three daughters and two grandchildren. Where are we going to live?"
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8 Responses to “Subprime Crisis No Barrier To”

  1. Nathan

    April 16, 2012 - 1:32 am
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    I love this one!!!!!! You are so clever.

  2. Julian

    April 16, 2012 - 2:29 am
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  3. Eric

    April 16, 2012 - 2:49 am
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    A Big FaveA Big Fave
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  4. Nelson

    April 16, 2012 - 3:36 am
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    Very striking. Everything’s pointing down…?
    I saw this in A Big FaveA Big Fave

  5. Corey

    April 16, 2012 - 4:27 am
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    Hey, I used this shot in my blog post here:
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    In keeping with creative commons I linked to this page, and your profile for accreditation.

    Let me know if that’s cool, or if you’d like it removed.

    Thanks
    Eric

  6. Roger

    April 16, 2012 - 4:42 am
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    Hi – I use your photo for my blog post about multi-unit franchising.

    Thanks for releasing this on CC!

  7. Kent

    April 16, 2012 - 5:33 am
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    Hi, this is my first time sign in to Flickr. I saw some of your nice photos which is which i like it very much. Just would like to ask you about the issue of copyright. Can I use you image for my company project? It will be printed into a mural.

    Can I just download and use it? What kind of info I should inform you?

    Thank you very much if you can reply my message.

  8. Stephen

    April 16, 2012 - 5:58 am
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    Thank you for sharing this photo! I used it as an illustration for the article about housing bubble causes on my Calgary real estate blog.

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