On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:34:58 -0400, Goomba wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
>>> And did these predatory practices start in 2000, or perhaps, before?
>>> And how much responsibility did the borrowers hold here? Were they all
>>> helpless, clueless victims?
>>
>> So, you want to play Blame the Victim?
>>
> And do you want to pretend they don't have any responsibility here?

when someone offers you a home loan with little or not money down on the
property and no serious effort to determine your ability to pay, it's not
surprising many people accepted the offer.

your pal,
blake