Had homeowners all been treated equal, missed payments, interest, fees and costs forgiven, home reappraised in 2009 and principal difference deducted from the original loan, give homeowners 2% loans over 27 years amortized over 40 years – more people would have stayed in their homes.
Treasury Pick Steve Mnuchin Denies It, But Victims Describe His Bank as a Foreclosure Machine
Treasury Secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin kicked off his confirmation hearing Thursday with a defiant opening statement, mostly defending his record as CEO of OneWest Bank. He cast himself as a tireless savior for homeowners after scooping up failed lender IndyMac. “It has been said that I ran a ‘foreclosure machine,’” he said. “I ran a loan modification machine.”
But in stark contrast to his fuzzy statistics about attempted loan modifications, the victims of OneWest’s foreclosure practices have been real and ubiquitous.
A TV advertising campaign that’s been running in Nevada, Arizona, and Iowa features Lisa Fraser, a widow who says OneWest “lied to us and took our home” of 25 years, right after her husband’s funeral.
And on Wednesday, four women appeared at a congressional forum organized by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, relaying their stories…
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