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1 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 1000

>>> "Jordan Hayes" I think some of this stuff depends on what state you live in, but there are two big gotchas here: 1) If you default, get foreclosed, and the house is sold, you may owe taxes ... they just passed a law with certain time exclusions to reverse this, but ...

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Author:	Charles Brown
Date:	Tue Jan 8 06:07:15 PST 2008

2 [lbo-talk] Fwd: WSJ MARKET ALERT: Dow Industrials Surge 940Points -- rank: 966

At 02:18 PM 10/13/2008 -0700, you wrote: Well it seems that the forclosures are getting the most blame for starting this disaster and I am curious if it really is that signnificant or is just an excuse to blame the masses for Wall Street excesses. peace, Jim Davis ...

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Author:	Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Date:	Mon Oct 13 14:29:01 PDT 2008

3 [lbo-talk] BBC's Sub-Prime Top Ten -- rank: 946

> Can I ask a question on "sub-prime" ? Aren't the interest rates on > such > loans higher than the prime rate? They are usually unrelated to the Prime Rate. Most of them are adjustable and they often start ... limited to something 12% or 14%. > Aren't they super-prime interest rate loans Heh. They (the borrower, vis their credit report) are 'sub-prime' in the way that the meat at Burger ...

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Author:	Jordan Hayes
Date:	Tue Dec 11 11:57:45 PST 2007

4 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 917

Jordan Hayes wrote: > John Thornton predicts: > > >> Targeting poor blacks more than ... PREDICTION so we can come back and check it sometime. > > /jordan I would have been disappointed if you hadn't. If ...

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Author:	John Thornton
Date:	Fri Jan 4 16:09:28 PST 2008

5 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 912

Charles Brown says: >> - Maybe you didn't _want_ to declare bankrupcy this year? > > CB: Truly. I see what you mean. Although, with a mortgage, > the lender takes the house as security for the debt, and the > borrower doesn't owe the money. I think some of this stuff depends on what ...

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Author:	Jordan Hayes
Date:	Mon Jan 7 14:25:03 PST 2008

6 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 902

Jordan Hayes wrote: > Seth asks: > > >> [...] why these people wouldn't give a black guy a prime mortage ... >> > > It's not really up to them anymore, it ... s a racist conspiracy or not, I couldn't say. > > /jordan Poor areas were targeted and sold a load of crap ...

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Author:	John Thornton
Date:	Fri Jan 4 14:10:32 PST 2008

7 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 883

Jordan Hayes wrote: > John Thornton asks: > > >> Does anyone doubt that poor ... white people. > > Why limit yourself to one kind of poor? > > /jordan Targeting poor blacks more than poor whites isn't limiting ...

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Author:	John Thornton
Date:	Fri Jan 4 14:59:52 PST 2008

8 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 883

... ratings folks: Moody's, S&P -- apparently Simply Blew It. /jordan ^^^^^^ CB: Thanks , Jordan. That helps me think it further. It does seem

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Author:	Charles Brown
Date:	Sun Jan 6 11:34:26 PST 2008

9 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 883

Jordan Hayes wrote: >> When I need a privileged white guy to ... really just you alone > -> against the racist masses out there? > > /jordan Actually it's no and no. No, it's apparently ...

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Author:	John Thornton
Date:	Sun Jan 6 15:23:11 PST 2008

10 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 883

... anyone was saying that racism <i>doesn't exist</i> ... /jordan ^^^^ CB: Well, you know, phlogiston doesn't exist, so there ...

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Author:	Charles Brown
Date:	Sat Jan 5 07:12:33 PST 2008

11 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 854

On Jan 7, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: > Yes, and this is important: the sub-prime market didn't come about > as a > way to dupe ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Jan 7 14:43:13 PST 2008

12 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 854

>>> "Jordan Hayes" Well ... there's lots of downside to this kind of thing even for the defaulter. - Maybe you didn't _want_ to declare bankrupcy this year? ^^^^ CB: Truly. I see what you mean. Although, with a mortgage, the lender takes the house as security for the debt, and the ...

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Author:	Charles Brown
Date:	Mon Jan 7 12:32:44 PST 2008

13 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 854

... m sort of half way between the two of you (jordan and john t) we had a client for awhile who ... of books, videos, podcasts, etc. on how to avoid the sub-prime trap. he was of the mind that these loans were ...

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Author:	bitch at pulpculture.org
Date:	Fri Jan 4 20:18:27 PST 2008

14 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 854

> Those who disagree ... I didn't say "fuck you" because I disagree with you (I'm not 12 years old), I said it because you were being an anti-logical dick. Is it possible for you to say ANYTHING on this list without being as abraisive as you can, or ...

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Author:	Jordan Hayes
Date:	Fri Jan 4 19:00:09 PST 2008

15 [lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City -- rank: 854

... a-n.com> wrote: > > Yes, and this is important: the sub-prime market > didn't come about as a > way to dupe ...

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Author:	Wojtek Sokolowski
Date:	Tue Jan 8 09:47:53 PST 2008