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We noticed a very informative page on the Settlement Scams web site that explains foreclosure avoidance scams that are popping up due to problems in the mortgage industry. It’s a pretty long article but we recommend it. According to the author one key part of foreclosure avoidance scams is making the homeowner think they are talking to their own mortgage company, while the mortgage company thinks the homeowner is avoiding them. Check out their article here.

The first headlines I saw regarding sub-prime mortgage defaults were dated in February 17, 2007. The wheels began wobbling long before then. Mortgage loan criteria began to become more restrictive and loans issued in 2006 declined from 2005.

As the United States mortgage market spirals out of control intelligent minds consider whether the US economy is headed into a recession or a depression. Studies of the 1929 stock market collapse and the depresssion show that the economy functioned and all appeared normal in that regard. Depression studies show, however, that the economy functioned at such a low level that it was like an 8 cylinder engine running on 4 cylinders.

As the author and owner of Mortgage Blues let me introduce myself. I’ve worked as an analyst for many years, performing research and doing all things pertaining to the mortgage and finance industry. As such it is long overdue to explain things to real people in a real way, like talking at home. That is the best way to understand what is really going on.

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