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It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
... convicted felons.
The reason for all this scrutiny? States don't want to see another mortgage mess hit the country. During the housing boom, a lot of unqualified, unskilled and unsavory mortgage...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...es the Governor for being too inflexible and refusing to compromise. California is in a diabolical mess and Standard & Poor's has warned it may cut the state's rating if it doesn't ...
GM Stands For... General Mess. But PT Cruiser Cruises On
in carzz.org, on July 1, 2009
... Oh, what a mess! General Motors could face liquidation on July 10 unless a federal bankruptcy judge approves the sale of the automaker's best assets to a new company. Now the German Opel deal...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
...erest-only options or any of the other fancy stuff that got so many borrowers in trouble during the subprime mortgage-lending crisis — if they choose.
But the Washington Post today asks an impo...
Dragging out the foreclosure mess
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 26, 2009
It's difficult to imagine the stress that homeowners feel when their home falls into foreclosure. Losing your home is a sign that you failed. You couldn't cut it. And now you and your family have been booted out of your home. It's humiliating. It's painful.
And these days, fore...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...public, to finger the poor and the agencies who work with them as the real culprits for the housing mess the country is now experiencing.
You can see an example of this at The Business Insider's...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
We like to find people to blame for our problems, don't we? And today, a lot of us are busy looking for people to blame for the mortgage meltdown the country is currently suffering through.
You know all about the meltdown: Housing foreclosures are soaring. Owners are walking away from thei...
Are reverse mortgages the next trouble spot?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...ke action to prevent reverse mortgages from causing some of the same problems for homeowners that subprime loans have already caused.
Reverse mortgages are popular these days. They let homeowners 6...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
... Bank singled out African-American borrowers in Baltimore and suburban Maryland for high-interest subprime mortgages.
Baltimore has since filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo. The city claims that t...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
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One of the things that has disturbed me the most about the subprime crisis is the impact it's had on the African American and Hispanic communities, and the way banks had targeted these people ...
Canesta Brings Motion Control to the Masses
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 3, 2009
...w what happens if you sneeze during your favorite movie, or if some smart-alec acts twitchy just to mess with your TV experience.
I understand that users are looking for a futuristic, "Minority ...
SEC probe uncovers problems
in Sox First, on June 2, 2009
...And this is meant to be the agency looking after investors and ensuring the market is clean. What a mess!...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...rtgagees are in serious trouble. What's even more concerning is the fact that it's not the subprime loans that are the main cause of the problem. Prime fixed-rate loans now represent the larg...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
...difications aren't quite working .
The paper cites a Fitch Ratings report that points out that subprime loans that have been modified are turning bad again at high rates, even with a change in lo...
Cordotz Prove That Little Things Can Make A Big Difference
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 14, 2009
... enables you to easily keep cables together, which keeps your desktop from turning into a spaghetti mess. If you use the Cordotz, but still have a few cables lying around (think iPod sync cable), the ...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
...elling today.
And qualifying for a mortgage loan today is more difficult, as lenders, stung by the subprime lending crisis, are doing everything they can to avoid passing out mortgage money to borrow...
Navigating the new mortgage roadmap
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 12, 2009
... It may take five years or so, but patience is key here. The country got into its current financial mess largely because people who weren't ready to own a home became homeowners. There's no sh...
A Hippocratic oath for managers
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
...g virtual products as they did in financial markets wasn't serving anyone. Neither was flogging subprime packages to people who couldn't repay them, securitising them in packages that nobody c...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...won't crack down on them? First comes its report showing that that the top 25 originators of subprime loans, the $1 trillion worth of assets that created the meltdown were owned and financed by...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
... loan (S&L) crisis, the 2001 recession by Enron and the latest by the totally amoral selling of subprime mortgages to people who would never be able to repay them, and their securitization in pack...
Lawyers cash in on Chrysler bankruptcy
in Sox First, on May 2, 2009
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The Chrysler will probably be messy. First, it has to get through the court battles as Chrysler lenders object to the move into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the government brokered dea...
Oracle and Sun: What's Next?
in Java Entrepreneur, on April 24, 2009
...acle has ever acquired.'"
"Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java," writes ZDNet's Paula Rooney . "It is a well established industry stan...
Back door bank nationalisation
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
...has switched from free market capitalism to creeping corporate socialism - anything to clean up the mess he helped create. Still, it's a political minefield as there are potential conflicts of in...
Recession: neither the beginning of the end or end of the beginning
in Sox First, on April 13, 2009
... economic turnaround. The answer is it doesn't. Cheap money, you may remember, got us into this mess ... The only economic fundamental that's changed since then is that so many people got so b...
Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage
in Web 2.0, on April 11, 2009
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ParaScale, a Cloud Storage Company Opens For Business , GigaOM
The Beginning of the Real Mess in the Clouds , from Feld Thoughts
The Perils Of Cloud Computing: Privacy Group Wants To Ta...
Why Do We Color Easter Eggs?
in The Parenting Weblog, on April 9, 2009
... © Care_SMC The last few days, we have been busy making a mess out of painting Easter eggs! Loads of fun for the kids (although the clean-up afterwards is less exciting)!
What doe eggs have to do...
More bad news ahead, says Roubini
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...rtgage delinquencies comes when you break down the figures further. According to the data, 39.8% of subprime borrowers were at least 30 days behind on their home mortgage loans, up 23.7% from last yea...
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
in IfEnergy, on April 3, 2009
...what it looks like after Congress has worked it over a couple of times. Laws and sausages...
© Mess of Pottage
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Samsung Soundbar Looks Great but Sounds Better
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 1, 2009
...as an integrated sub-woofer and the ability to fully simulate 5.1 surround sound without the wiring mess or complicated speaker set-ups. The wide and thin profile of the speaker bar perfectly matches ...
Grill Daddy Pro
in Do you like to cook?, on March 9, 2009
...thoroughly, quickly, and easily clean any barbeque grill with the power of steam no matter what the mess! Watch this amazing video:
The Grill Daddy and Grill Daddy Pro can be found at retailers such ...
End of hockey
in WebKinzBlog, on March 6, 2009
... days are OVER! Gibberish mail, down time and all sorts of odd things happening have made playing a mess....
Don't count on China
in Sox First, on March 5, 2009
...t its 8% growth target. But let's just get real here. China is not going to get us out of this mess and anyone who thinks that is just stupid. For a start, China is dependent on a rebound in the ...
GAO127005: The beaconing active RFID tag with alarm function
in The RFID Weblog, on February 27, 2009
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Mess with this tag at your own peril, yes you read it correctly!! This 2.4GHz active beaconing RFID tag from GAO RFID sounds an alarm in case somebody tries to tamper with it. This water proof ta...
Supply chain video: Managing Supply Chain in a Tough Economy (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on February 22, 2009
... during this economic downturn.
He highlights some important points like:
- We are in this mess together with our suppliers and buyers so we should work together on this and not alone.
- We ...
Greenspan wants to nationalize banks
in Sox First, on February 19, 2009
...using and mortgage credit bubble. And now, he talks about nationalizing the banks, to clean up the mess he made....
The banking crisis and Eastern Europe
in Sox First, on February 18, 2009
... life expectancies there are getting shorter and it's difficult to see them getting out of this mess without more people coming in with innovation and growth. With all the nuclear weapons still in...
The meltdown and fascism: minister warns
in Sox First, on February 10, 2009
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In his book The Subprime Solution , economist Robert Shiller warns that in good times people are willing to co-operate and accommodate others but when optimism for the future turns sour, they bec...
US unemployment gets worse
in Sox First, on February 6, 2009
...pread across the country, with a few exceptions. The plight of the US auto industry and US housing mess is highlighted in Michigan which has the highest unemployment rate of 10.6% (and up from 7.4% f...
Joe Biden Says Obama Inherited A "Mess"
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 25, 2009
Vice President Joe Biden said today on "Face The Nation" that the state of the country's economy is worse than President Obama originally thought.
Biden also talked about the military's problems particularly the area along the Pakistan - Afghanistan border which he said presents a...
IDAPT Universal Charger Cuts the Clutter
in The Gadgets Weblog, on January 19, 2009
...cle through 4-5 different types of AC adapters and device chargers. The clutter and cable spaghetti mess is a nightmare. The IDAPT Universal and Simultaneous Charger is a tool that could help me k...
My Fair Wedding on WE
in White Lace Wedding, on January 15, 2009
...e Magazine.
In the first season, David wowed audiences with his style, taste and ability to turn a mess into a fantasy wedding right out of the movies. Whether David was busy transforming a regular &...
Introducing the SanDisk Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive
in On Storage, on January 11, 2009
...is designed for people who don't want to manually back up their documents and don't want to mess with potentially complicated-looking software," writes Mobile Mag's Michael Kwan . &q...
Subprime meltdown drives litigation
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
...were sued in a federal securities class action in 2008, compared to only 5 percent in 2007. And the subprime/liquidity crisis was associated with 97 federal securities class actions. In 2008, 111 cla...
Linux Foundation Launches "I'm Linux" Video Contest
in HackITLinux, on December 24, 2008
...it.'"
"The winning video will be chosen based on the originality and clarity of the message and how much it inspires others to use Linux, according to the contest organizers," wri...
Leaked photos of upcoming Motorola devices
in The Smart PDA, on December 17, 2008
...Well we all know that Motorola is in a mess right now as it has failed to cope up with the fast paced Mobile and Smartphone Industry. But may be it has learnt a lesson or two and therefore planning to...
Will there be more Madoffs?
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
...9;s crime highlighted the two big problems with the financial services sector that got us into this mess: the growth of under-regulated investment vehicles, and bullish investors who trusted those ins...
From finance failures to the FBI
in The CIO Weblog, on December 9, 2008
...st they seem not to blame former Lehman Brothers' IT head Chad Fulgham individually for the mess, since they have now hired him as CIO, replacing the outgoing Zalmai Azmi. Azmi, hired in 2004 ...
Why did the housing meltdown happen in the US?
in Sox First, on December 8, 2008
...preventing riskier loans. And finally, there was the unique role of securitisation which encouraged subprime lending. The big question for the US now is whether the egg can be unscrambled. Given that...
The Subprime Solution - Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on December 1, 2008
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Have just finished reading Robert Shiller's The Subprime Solution which offers plenty of food for thought. Provocative and unsettling stuff. Shiller argues that the the impact of the US hou...
Nimbuzz: Free VoIP for the iPhone
in The VoIP Weblog, on November 27, 2008
...ree iPhone app which supports VoIP and chat on a huge range of networks including Skype , Yahoo! Messenger , Facebook , MySpace , AIM , Windows Live Messenger , Google Talk , ICQ and Jabber...
Obama slams "tone-deaf" business leaders
in Sox First, on November 26, 2008
...nto action. As Bloomberg's Margaret Carlson says, we can thank Henry Paulson for some of this mess. "What the Treasury is getting now is a stake in a stinking pile of instruments no one can...
Pirate kings live it up
in Sox First, on November 22, 2008
...pian force that was backed by the Bush administration. The new government has no authority. Another mess left by W. Secondly, the waters in which they operate are too vast for international forces to...
Tim Geithner: crisis manager
in Sox First, on November 22, 2008
...me, he is cool and unflappable." Whichever way you look at it, he has inherited one hell of a mess. How he fixes it is anyone's guess.
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US market: it's back to 1997
in Sox First, on November 21, 2008
...loomberg says the collapse comes as writedowns and credit losses stemming from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market reaches $965 billion. And it's growing. The market is responding to da...
How the predication models failed
in Sox First, on November 11, 2008
...rectly predicted that a drop in real estate prices of 10 or 20 percent would imperil the market for subprime mortgage-backed securities but the analysts assigned a very low probability to that happeni...
Deutsche Bank's accounting shell games
in Sox First, on November 5, 2008
...o be strongly capitalized. The message: the banks are capable of lending even more. But when the US subprime loan market collapsed, resulting in the credit crunch, those same assets have been marked d... ...vatives, mortgages, property, also rose in value, showing the banks to be strongly capitalized. The message: the banks are capable of lending even more. But when the US subprime loan market collapsed,...
Stay Energized During the Cold Weather Blues
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 3, 2008
...night of net surfing, a rough morning, or just the post-lunch stupor without becoming an over-wired mess. We've put together 10 of the best ways to jumpstart your brain and get back into a product...
Hedge funds pummelled by Porsche and VW
in Sox First, on October 30, 2008
...;s hard to feel sorry for hedge funds when they have been blamed for contributing to this financial mess. Not that those hedge fund managers are going to sell their Porsches. Still, with VW's sha...
The Slowdown's Effect on Indian Hiring
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 28, 2008
... and looking at second-tier cities with lower labor costs.
Of course, the unknown variable in this mess will be the west's, and particularly the United States', hunger to continue outsourcing...
Greenspan's legacy
in Sox First, on October 25, 2008
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In his book The Age of Turbulence , former Fed chief Alan Greenspan proclaimed that subprime was a good thing for America. "The gains were especially dramatic among Hispanics and blacks, as ...
Corporate governance takes a back seat
in Sox First, on October 20, 2008
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Further evidence that US regulators are not at all interested in fixing the corporate governance mess that helped speed up the meltdown. As part of the $700 billion bailout package, the US Treasur...
Financial meltdown and climate change
in Sox First, on October 17, 2008
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Why does the subprime meltdown remind me of our inability to deal with climate change? Both are the result of market failure, both are symptoms of the inability of government and markets to plan f...
KPIs in the downturn
in Sox First, on October 14, 2008
...hould they be looking at in a downturn? What models do they need to make sure they get through this mess? I answer these questions, and more, in my piece here ....
Activison announce Secret Service
in PCGamers Blog, on October 14, 2008
...ill be right up your street. Setting you as a presidential bodyguard, it's your job to sort the mess out when the security of the nation is infiltrated. What fun!
Sounds rather swish....or generi...
Introducing the Motorola Q11 Smartphone
in The Smart PDA, on October 7, 2008
...ch competition in the Smartphone Industry, I guess it won't be enough to save Motorola from the mess it finds itself in. Tell us what you think.
Here are the main features:
Quad-band GSM/EDGE ra...
How the Credit Crisis is (Sort Of) Like 9/11
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 1, 2008
... as us shaking our heads from afar at the greed of Wall Street and the stupidity of Willy -nilly subprime mortgages could now morph into a financial crisis that will personally touch us, that reall...
Mona Lisa Orlando: $99
in The Flyaway Weblog, on September 28, 2008
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Well, the economy is in a serious mess, but you promised your kids that this would be the year that you go to Disney. If you don't want to turn the war in the Middle East into the war at hom...
Weather
in The Parenting Weblog, on September 28, 2008
...ure? My child has clothes from both seasons spread out like a fan. Normally it is just one clothing mess but now it is two.
One day jeans, boots and long sleeve shirt - the next day shorts, tank top ...
The end of capitalism as we know it?
in Sox First, on September 27, 2008
...ve methods. But the Bush administration's determination to bail out the guilty who created this mess stops this from happening. It's a point taken up by the Hudson Institute's Irwin Stelz...
Washington Mutual - another one bites the dust
in Sox First, on September 26, 2008
...ating had been cut to junk status by Standard&Poor's. It has already lost $6.3 billion on subprime mortgages and was facing $19 billiion in losses over the next two and a half years. An e...
