Yeah... so the guy has business loans default, the bank that the BUSINESS LOANS were done through put a lien on his personal residence (NOT the mortgagor/note holder), he goes ape shit and tries to sell it on the CHEAP
But anyways, if its worth 350k they would probably get 80-90% of that. I would do the same thing. I loan someone money and its in my right to put a lien on their personal residence to recoup my losses I am most certainly doing it.
This has nothing to do with Wall Street, The Housing Crisis, The Housing Bubble, Shaddy Mortgages.. etc.. anything else ad homenim atm.
The 170k offer means nothing if he can't clear the cloud on title and xfer it unencumbered.
Bottom line is the guy signed a recourse loan - they placed a lien on his house, he couldn't sell, they want their money.
EDIT: Just wanted to point out the total spin the media put on this story. What a crock of shit. "Victim"?!? Fuck that.. he should have had better asset protection and only signed non-recourse loans.
But anyways, if its worth 350k they would probably get 80-90% of that. I would do the same thing. I loan someone money and its in my right to put a lien on their personal residence to recoup my losses I am most certainly doing it.
This has nothing to do with Wall Street, The Housing Crisis, The Housing Bubble, Shaddy Mortgages.. etc.. anything else ad homenim atm.
The 170k offer means nothing if he can't clear the cloud on title and xfer it unencumbered.
Bottom line is the guy signed a recourse loan - they placed a lien on his house, he couldn't sell, they want their money.
EDIT: Just wanted to point out the total spin the media put on this story. What a crock of shit. "Victim"?!? Fuck that.. he should have had better asset protection and only signed non-recourse loans.