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Who’s to Blame for the Housing Crash?

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Hillary-Clinton-mike-Vitali-RepublicansWe finally have the answer to who is responsible for the devastating effects of the housing crash of 2008. No, it wasn’t the big banks, or Wall Street, or even those despicable mortgage bankers. According to Presidential hopeful, and most likely our next Democrat nominee for President, Hillary Clinton, it was those good ole Republicans. Who else?

Silly me, I thought it had something to do with a lousy economy. If so, that was probably also caused by those lousy Republicans. Ut-oh my bias is showing…

Secretary of State Clinton made her remarks at a recent roundtable she conducted at a donut shop in New Haven, Connecticut (Republicans), and when she speaks everyone listens. So, I guess all those accusations made by so many, including her rival, Bernie Sanders, about ruthless predatory lenders, banks too big to fail, and big fat Wall Street deals was rubbish. All we needed to do to avoid the crash, and now to correct the housing problems, was/is get rid of all those Republicans. Once they’re gone everything will be just fine. (I’ll bet quite a few people might agree.)

Must be, because Mrs. Clinton offered no other comments or plans on affordable housing or on how to address the nation’s housing problems. In fact, none of the current Presidential Candidates have addressed the nation’s housing issues one way or another. Maybe, the American Dream ain’t such a big deal anymore.

However, Hillary Clinton, although having accepted money from some Wall Street houses, previously made it quite clear that if need be, she would break up the Wall Street banks if she found they did not play by the rules. In essence, all the candidates have said the same.

Easy to say when all you need to do is change the “rules” to favor the big banks whenever there may a problem.

 

Michael Vitali

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Michael Vitali

Michael L. Vitali – Independent Consultant to the Mortgage Industry Mike Vitali is an independent consultant to the mortgage industry on matters concerning compliance and mortgage lending. He most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for LoanLogics, monitoring regulatory developments and their practical implications for the mortgage lending industry. His duties included research, interpretation, and analysis of existing and proposed legislation related to the industry in support of recommendations for policy and/or procedure changes to maintain continued quality and compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, investor requirements, and standard mortgage practices. In his more than 40 years in the mortgage industry, in senior level management, he has gained experience in all areas of mortgage lending, risk management, and compliance. Mike is a past President of the MBA of Greater Philadelphia, is a charter member and was the second Chairman of the MBA of Pennsylvania, and a past board member and Legislative Chair of both associations. He is a recipient of the 1998 Mortgage Banker of the Year Award from the MBA of Greater Philadelphia, and the 2003 Chairman's Award from the MBA of PA, and currently serves on several compliance related task forces for MBA.
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Michael Vitali

About Michael Vitali

Michael L. Vitali – Independent Consultant to the Mortgage Industry Mike Vitali is an independent consultant to the mortgage industry on matters concerning compliance and mortgage lending. He most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for LoanLogics, monitoring regulatory developments and their practical implications for the mortgage lending industry. His duties included research, interpretation, and analysis of existing and proposed legislation related to the industry in support of recommendations for policy and/or procedure changes to maintain continued quality and compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, investor requirements, and standard mortgage practices. In his more than 40 years in the mortgage industry, in senior level management, he has gained experience in all areas of mortgage lending, risk management, and compliance. Mike is a past President of the MBA of Greater Philadelphia, is a charter member and was the second Chairman of the MBA of Pennsylvania, and a past board member and Legislative Chair of both associations. He is a recipient of the 1998 Mortgage Banker of the Year Award from the MBA of Greater Philadelphia, and the 2003 Chairman's Award from the MBA of PA, and currently serves on several compliance related task forces for MBA.
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