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wachovia: Option ARMs are the next wave in foreclosures? - 08/20/08 11:28 AM
Credit Suisse has reported that a second wave in the foreclosure crisis may be on the horizon. Option ARMs, which I've probably ranted about enough (see Wachovia Reigns In Pick-A-Pay Parts I and II), are scheduled to start resetting en masse around 2009, with the most reset volume coming in 2010-2011. A particularly onerous feature of these loans is that even if your first scheduled reset is five years, the loan can reset sooner once your negative amortization reaches a certain point.
The payment shock is expected to be much more severe for option ARMs than for subprime ARMs. You think a 10% … (6 comments)
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wachovia: Pick-A-Pay Part II - 04/15/08 11:50 AM
And the other shoe drops. Wachovia has just reported a $393 million first quarter loss, and plans to cut 500 jobs. Much of the loss is attributed to Wachovia's expansion into the mortgage industry, just as this sector was about to collapse. I reported on Wachovia's ill-timed acquisition of Golden West Financial and its flagship Pick-A-Payment loan product over the weekend.The Pick-A-Pay loans were portfolio loans for Wachovia, meaning that the lender kept these loans in house instead of selling them to outside investors. Wachovia received the benefit of the higher interest rates on these loans, but also had all of … (0 comments)
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wachovia: Wachovia Reigns in Pick-A-Pay? - 04/12/08 08:24 AM
When I saw the television ad for Wachovia's Pick-a-Payment mortgage, my jaw hit the floor. I saw the commercial at least a month ago, but couldn't formulate a coherent blog entry until now - I was that irritated.In the midst of the fallout over shoddy lending practices, Wachovia chose to push THIS? For those who have never encountered a pick-a-pay loan, let me explain. The real name for this loan is an option ARM. Each month, the borrower gets four payment options: 1) Pay the fully amortizing principal and interest payment (basically as if you were paying on a 30 year … (4 comments)
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