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Unfortunately, the real cause of this lady’s mortgage crisis is the unspoken truth

February 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/business/12credit.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mortgage+crisis&st=nyt&oref=slogin

The lady in the video associated with the link above said several things that I believe is the unspoken truth. When she first took out a loan of $385,000 with a 3% down payment on a pay option arm program, she was allowed to pay less than the required prinicipal and interest payment for a a two year period.  By her own admission, she had a monthly affordability of $2500, which was the amount she paid on the option. If $2500.00 is what she could afford, she should have been looking at homes in the $325,000 (maybe more or less-depending on taxes).

The unspoke truth is that the pay option program is meant for someone who maybe receives a annual bonus; a short term investor, or someone who expects their income to significantly increase over a few years.

It is not a bad program. It was just given to the wrong person. Now, whether or not she was aware of the implications of the program is a different story.  

Categories: Mortgage Crisis Watch

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