Don't Believe The Bank Lobby: Foreclosure Fraud Is Bad For Homeowners And The Economy

Don't Believe The Bank Lobby: Foreclosure Fraud Is Bad For Homeowners And The Economy

ourfuture.org — The bank lobby is spreading a host of silly myths about the foreclosure fraud outbreak in an effort to downplay the scandal and minimize concerns over potential bank losses that have emerged in the blogosphere. Housing Wire’s Paul Jackson spouts most of them in his post today. Jackson does acknowledge a host of major problems for banks that have been recently highlighted by the blogosphere, but he’s still spreading serious misinformation on foreclosure fraud and its potential effects. Banks routinely rip-off borrowers in the foreclosure process, and the blogosphere's uproar over foreclosure fraud is more than justified.

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