Oyster Stew? Another Bad Government Idea To Fix Housing Affordability: The 50-year Mortgage (Interest Paid By Borrower Increases By 105%!)

by confoundedinterest17 Every time the government tries to make housing more affordable, they make the problem worse. Some people should rent and not fall for the government’s latest folly, the 50-year mortgage. True, the 50-year mortgage would lower the monthly payment by several hundred dollars (see the following example where the monthly payment falls from …

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FHA pays the mortgage while landlord collects the rent… Borrower skips payments, FHA covers $210,000 in unpaid mortgage bills

John Comiskey has exposed yet another glaring example of FHA’s “partial claim” loophole in action. A California property owner with a $913,000 FHA-backed loan is collecting rent while skipping mortgage payments—knowing the FHA will step in to cover the bill. The pattern is clear. The borrower made one payment before stopping altogether. After 10 months, …

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We Haven’t Seen A Subprime Borrower Meltdown Of This Magnitude Since The Last Financial Crisis

by Michael It is happening again.  All over America, borrowers are getting behind on their payments.  In particular, subprime borrowers are having a very difficult time paying the bills.  Does that ring a bell?  That should, because the last time we witnessed anything like this was during the last financial crisis.  When things start to …

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Bidenomics At Work! US Government Is Virtually The Only Borrower Left Standing, Bank Credit Declines (No Wonder Yields Are Rising!)

by confoundedinterest17 Its the Biden Bop! As Bidenomics continues its blitzkrieg on the US economy with the Federal government massively expanding its debt while households and business cut back on debt. The US government is the only sector to have notably borrowed on a net basis over the last five years. The market sees that as inflationary, …

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