Saturday, May 15, 2010

60 Minutes on Walking Away = Strategic Default


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know you are popular..., when 60 Minutes covers you in depth.

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Monday, May 10, 2010
by CalculatedRisk on 5/10/2010 07:11:00 PM
Here is a 60 Minutes piece on Walking Away, aka 'Strategic Defaults' and as ' Ruthless Defaults' by lenders.

Just a note - anyone considering this should talk to an attorney, and they should also talk with their lender. If it can be arranged, a short sale is much better than a foreclosure for all parties ...
-----------    From CBC = 60 Minutes
Strategic Default: Walking Away from Mortgages
Mortgages: Walking Away
May 9, 2010 4:53 PM
It's estimated that one million Americans walked away from homes "underwater" or worth less than their mortgages even though they could afford the payments. Morley Safer reports on this trend, called strategic default, that threatens the economic recovery.


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  • VIDEOMortgages: Walking Away
    It's estimated that one million Americans walked away from homes "underwater" or worth less than their mortgages even though they could afford the payments. Morley Safer reports on this trend, called strategic default, that threatens the economic recovery.

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