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Ohio woman, 90, shoots self during eviction; Fannie Mae forgives loan

J0hn D., Saturday, 4 October 2008 01:41 (seventeen years ago)

I think I'm missing something:

In 2004, Polk took out a 30-year, 6.375 percent mortgage for $45,620 with a Countrywide Home Loan office in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The same day, she also took out an $11,380 line of credit.

So, an 86 year old took out a 30 year loan?

csa, Saturday, 4 October 2008 01:51 (seventeen years ago)

yup, people do that all the time. Seriously.

Office Cat is Eating the Monitor Again (kingfish), Saturday, 4 October 2008 01:54 (seventeen years ago)

surely. my own grandfather as well as MANY other are guilty but then the lender is as guilty for knowing these facts.

csa, Saturday, 4 October 2008 05:36 (seventeen years ago)

of course - that's rather the point - giving a 30-year loan to an 86-year-old is a way of increasing the debt you're owed while knowing that you won't actually be able to claim it. The "Fannie Mae forgives loan" line is really the kicker here.

J0hn D., Saturday, 4 October 2008 10:29 (seventeen years ago)

The "Fannie Mae forgives loan" is the reason I just almost spat herbal tea into my keyboard. Laughing, I mean. Though I guess I could have as easily been shocked and appalled enough to spit.

Herb Hitts, Bad Vibe magazine (kenan), Saturday, 4 October 2008 10:49 (seventeen years ago)

ew Father kills family and himself, despondent over financial losses

lil yawne (harbl), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:51 (seventeen years ago)


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