Stop Paying Mortgage Payments?
Stefan Karlsson, an economist in Sweden, has a blog focused on hard-hitting economics commentary. In a recent post, he opined as to whether or not the current government bailout will cause people to stop paying their mortgages. The bailout provides incentives for the government to do everything in their power to ensure people do not lose their homes to foreclosure, including offering better terms and payment options.
His thoughts were in reference to a recent interview with Peter Schiff, author of "Crash Proof" and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital (emphasis my own):
"If you haven't already listened to it, do listen to the LRC podcast where Lew Rockwell interviews Peter Schiff. As usual with Peter Schiff, he provides a lot of valuable insight, but what I actually found most interesting is how he reveals that with the bailout package, it is economically rational to stop paying off your mortgage. Because if you do, your lender will sell the mortgage to the government who under the package must do everything they can to prevent foreclosure, which will mean that they will have to offer you a sweeter deal. So when Rockwell asked Schiff what an ordinary person can do to save themselves in the ongoing economic meltdown Schiff replied that the most obvious and best thing to do is stop paying your mortgage. I spontaneously laughed when I heard that as I figured he was only ridiculing the irrationality of the bailout plan. But maybe Schiff is right, maybe it would be rational (at least for some people) to stop paying your mortgage with this bailout plan. Can anyone find any reason why Schiff is wrong on that?"
What do people think of this rationale? I find it crazy that the government has put themselves in a position where it could even be remotely possible for people to take advantage of such a situation.
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Lets play this out a little. We all stop paying. What do you figure? 15 days, 20 tops, all the banks fold. Keep enough in the account to cover any outstanding checks. Make sure you have your cash in your pocket/bed/safe at home. This could get messy.
Really want to stick a fork in them, stop payment on auto loans too. Take it all the way. CC, Sig Loans, any debt you may have right now.
Convert all your Fiat Reserve Currency into canned goods, silver, storable goods.
30 days tops, we have the Fiat Reserve on the ropes.
We may as well take out the IRS this way too. Everyone Change the W4 form to indicate 5 dependents, then takes a 1 or 2 week vacation at home, all at the same time. Play card games, board games, in the yard, at the park, with the kids. Keep the kids out of school too. They are paid per student for each day they are in class for the day. This helps the teachers as well, no students, no need to show for work. Sitters aren't needed, you are at home with them.
Buy what you need for the two weeks well in advance. Now That's a Protest!!!! No blood.
What do you say? The week of and after Thanksgiving? Too Soon, then maybe Christmas, 18th through the end of the year?
Texas Hold'em style, I'm all in.
lol, I wonder?
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While a mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is the lender's security for a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land (or the equivalent) from the owner to the mortgage lender, on the condition that this interest will be returned to the owner when the terms of the mortgage have been satisfied or performed.
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It was written just before the economical crisis started so I think this guy has said some crucial points. About a year ago people weren't able to pay for their mortgages, they were losing their jobs and etc. Not paying a mortgage maybe is a good decision but you can't do it always. It can have very bad consequences in the future. However thanks for the nice article and I will be waiting for more nice ones from you in the nearest future.
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The activity in the states continues to rise. Numerous states are considering legislation to curb the foreclosure crisis. Nothing of course can stop it at this point, but the states seem to feel that increased regulation of mortgage companies will at least help the situation. Mortgage Licensing is one of the hotly debated topics in the states. Let's take a look at the recent regulatory activity as it relates to mortgage licensing.
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