Housing crisis averted? Countrywide Financial refinancing up $16,000,000,000 in subprime mortgages
Obviously the leadership at Countrywide Financial Corporation are readers of Independent Sources which means they are some smart cookies.
The evidence?
Back on August 23rd the following appeared on Independent Sources:
but I think there is a way to salvage things. The current foreclosure boom is largely based on subprime mortgages with adjustable rates that have now risen in cost to the point that he borrower cannot afford the payments any longer. It seems to me that if the lenders were to roll rates back to the teaser rate (or slightly higher) and lock it the rate of foreclosures / defaults could be stemmed. Yes, the mortgage companies would take a financial hit but I think it would be lower than if they allow the current rate of defaults to continue unchecked. To prevent such a problem in the future the use of sub-prime loans and ARMs should be scrutinized much more closely.
Perfect solution? No. Workable? I think so.
Today Bloomberg.com reports that Countrywide Financial Corporation, the largest US mortgage lender, is going to refinance up to $16,000,000,000 in subprime mortgage debt in order to help stem the rate od defaults on the loans. In addition the will restructure terms on an additional $6,200,000,000 in loans that are ineligible for refinancing.
Since the true measure of a person’s intelligence is whether or not they agree with you the honchos at Countrywide are hereby declared “Friggin Genuises”.
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