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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 31/1/2015: the human face of the crisis

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 31/1/2015: the human face of the crisis
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 15:21:44 -0500
Amen!  I would sign, too. We saw tons of predatory lending here - before
the bubble burst.

My wife, a Realtor with 30+ years of experience, lost clients because she
refused to help them get in over their heads.

Greed seems to rule all these days.
On Feb 1, 2015 3:26 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Sonia and Paco are a young couple with two small daughters. Some years
ago, when both had jobs, they bought a home, worked, and made their
mortgage payments without any problems for 5 years. Then the crisis hit,
Spain’s unemployment rate soared to 25%, and both of them lost their jobs.
After some months, they were unable to make the mortgage payments and the
bank foreclosed on them. But because of the fall in property prices, their
debt exceeded the value of the house, and so the bank is trying to collect
the remaining debt of 35,000 EUR by garnishing part of Sonia’s parents’
pension—they had co-guaranteed the loan when the mortgage was taken out.
The couple and their daughters now live with Sonia’s parents, but with the
bank’s demands the entire family is on the verge of falling into extreme
poverty. Supported by a local NGO that campaigns against the banks’
predatory practices, they have set up a camp outside the BBVA branch next
to the Mercado Central. I went there yesterday to have a look and a chat
and to document it. They have now been there for 28 days. Their demand is
that the bank stop garnishing Sonia’s parents’ pension.
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> Two snaps. First, the overall view of the encampment:
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http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3853988458&k=3zcKkQz&lb=1&s=O
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> People signing the petition in support of Sonia and Paco and in general
demanding that the law be changed so that the debt is extinguished once the
house is taken by the bank:
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http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3853988612&k=GJs77dK&lb=1&s=O
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> And yes, I signed also. I am no populist but the banks ARE greedy
bastards. Just this week, 78 executives of another bank have been charged
with fraud—they had been given “black credit cards” by the bank which they
could use freely, and of course this little fringe benefit was never
declared to the tax authorities.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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