Holly has worked for Walt Disney World for 30 years, and was unaware that she was on an adjustable rate mortgage for 5 years. Her payment has nearly doubled, and she works tirelessly to try and save her home for her granddaughters.
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@djrobsd
have u ever read those documents yourself. U need a team of lawyers who can translate that humongous document in plain english. No one reads it, u believe what u are generally told and unfortunately loan officers did not explain how ARMs really work and how fast the payments can double and triple.
NinezeroPlayer 1 year ago
@marbss
if that were the case i the US, many people whould ave walked away from closing. It was deliberate scheme for quick profits, unfortunately at the expense of people who are the backbone of the economy. Its no wonder Canadas economy is most sound compared to other developed countries.
NinezeroPlayer 1 year ago
@jandean61
money sees no color.
NinezeroPlayer 1 year ago
"They had me on an adjustable rate mortgage, which I did not know..."
What are you, retarded? Did you not read your contract?
Silly woman. You've only yourself to blame. You signed an ARM. Did you seriously do no research before spending thousands of dollars?
Oh well, here comes the government to save you!
HeadoftheHydra 2 years ago
what's even sadder is that the same ethnic people defrauded one another. Many minorities were targeted by their same race color. Black mortgage brokers went after the older black home owners in the community and Hispanics did the same, Asians and so on........
jandean61 2 years ago
I feel sorry, but didn´t those people know mathematics? It takes a person to be cheated, as much as I hate those LearJet punks and despise these 5th Avenue criminals on executive levels.
PeteDLete 3 years ago
These loans should have never happened. I blame the loan officer for even have these loans and trying to trick people into taking them. WHO has a credit card probably alot of people. Guess what if you get screwed by the cc companies. We get to sit back and call you dumb. Thats fair right.
nmbypmby34 3 years ago
Well the good old USofA was founded by bankers, merchants and lawyers who conned the labor class to to the bulk of the dying for independence. With a start like that is it a surprise it still continues.
westkan 3 years ago
In Canada we have to get a lawyer to explain the mortgage terms and sign the mortgage papers at a lawyer's office who is obligated to explain the terms to you in plain english. I guess this doesn't occur in the US? That's pretty messed up. You should ask your neighbours to the north for some advice on fixing your mortgage industry.
marbss 3 years ago
They don't call it predatory lending for nothing. The sad thing is that the people who are about to take her home by jacking up the payments out of sight are the ones getting bailed out (using her tax payer dollars). We're now in a kleptocracy, people.
n8glenn 3 years ago 2