Mortgage Meltdown

JOEBIALEK · 10-22-2007, 01:29 PM

Until recently I was an underwriter for a sub-prime mortgage company that is about to close. It seems that most media outlets and government officials fain ignorance about the real underlying cause of the problem. There is either a tendency to blame the borrower or act as though no one in the industry {or outside of it} saw this coming. They fail to mention that those who gained the most financially got off scot free while leaving the mess behind for everyone else to clean up. In my former company, the sales managers and loan officers "held the keys to the safe" while deciding which guidelines to ignore sometimes going so far as to bribe fellow underwriters to "look the other way". Sales managers often overrode an underwriter's decision they did not agree with. Other times fellow underwriters would be threatened with their job for "impeding company growth and progress" just because they refused to go along with the flagrant disregard of guidelines . I complained to the sales managers about the bribing but all I got was a formal write-up for making "inappropriate comments".

There was absolutely no support from the owner of the company all the way to the human resource representative. This company is as corrupt as they come. I can't tell you the number of sexual affairs that occurred between married and unmarried people; primarily among the management staff {at the workplace itself}. Promotions were strictly political thus moving people "up the ladder" who never proved themselves worthy or were on a final written warning to be terminated {for poor performance}. As a result of the corrupt management of this company, I and several hundred others were laid off. I believe the federal government needs to investigate this company and bring to trial those corrupt individuals who broke the law. This would set an example for the rest of the mortgage industry that absolute corruption corrupts absolutely.

Roadrunner · 10-22-2007, 03:08 PM

Thread moved from 'Current Events' to here--

Sorry to see that things aren't going as well as it ought to be...corruption can bring about havoc and broken dreams (good honest ones) as well as perhaps severing business relationships, marriage/relationships, etc.,....

~RR

JOEBIALEK · 12-09-2007, 02:05 PM

starrygaze · 12-09-2007, 02:49 PM

Last time I saw big words from front newspaper refering "Bush freeze interest rate," I believe they might want to resolve the problems. I guess

Phillips · 12-09-2007, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starrygaze

Last time I saw big words from front newspaper refering "Bush freeze interest rate," I believe they might want to resolve the problems. I guess

Yes Bush freeze interest rate for 5 years

10-22-2007, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
JOEBIALEK Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 39	Mortgage Meltdown Until recently I was an underwriter for a sub-prime mortgage company that is about to close. It seems that most media outlets and government officials fain ignorance about the real underlying cause of the problem. There is either a tendency to blame the borrower or act as though no one in the industry {or outside of it} saw this coming. They fail to mention that those who gained the most financially got off scot free while leaving the mess behind for everyone else to clean up. In my former company, the sales managers and loan officers "held the keys to the safe" while deciding which guidelines to ignore sometimes going so far as to bribe fellow underwriters to "look the other way". Sales managers often overrode an underwriter's decision they did not agree with. Other times fellow underwriters would be threatened with their job for "impeding company growth and progress" just because they refused to go along with the flagrant disregard of guidelines . I complained to the sales managers about the bribing but all I got was a formal write-up for making "inappropriate comments". There was absolutely no support from the owner of the company all the way to the human resource representative. This company is as corrupt as they come. I can't tell you the number of sexual affairs that occurred between married and unmarried people; primarily among the management staff {at the workplace itself}. Promotions were strictly political thus moving people "up the ladder" who never proved themselves worthy or were on a final written warning to be terminated {for poor performance}. As a result of the corrupt management of this company, I and several hundred others were laid off. I believe the federal government needs to investigate this company and bring to trial those corrupt individuals who broke the law. This would set an example for the rest of the mortgage industry that absolute corruption corrupts absolutely.

12-09-2007, 02:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
JOEBIALEK Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 39	same ok

12-09-2007, 02:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
starrygaze Sundog Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Shinar (Sumer) Posts: 2,314	Last time I saw big words from front newspaper refering "Bush freeze interest rate," I believe they might want to resolve the problems. I guess __________________

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10-22-2007, 03:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,090	Thread moved from 'Current Events' to here-- Sorry to see that things aren't going as well as it ought to be...corruption can bring about havoc and broken dreams (good honest ones) as well as perhaps severing business relationships, marriage/relationships, etc.,.... ~RR