Category: Screwed by Congress

March 2, 2010

Bank of America Gaming Government Loan Guarantees

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This was emailed to me.  The full story is here.  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/bank-america-gaming-government-loan-guarantees

It appears Bank of America is intentionally failing to collect on the portion of its mortgage portfolio that is back by Uncle Sam.  Screwed again, America!

I have long suspected that it was only a matter of time before banks began to adjust their Collection efforts to reflect Government Guarantees on their loan portfolios.

Simply put, imagine you are a bank with $100 billion in loans. Of this, $20 Billion is guaranteed by the government, $80 billion is your own money. If you managed the collection organization responsible for servicing this debt wouldn’t you be just a wee bit tempted to make sure that your $80 billion was getting the priority?

The table below details the past 12 quarters of Total Loans for Bank of America along with the portion that is Noncurrent:

The Noncurrent percentage has jumped from 5.30% in Q3 to 6.75% in Q4. Quarter on Quarter there is another $12.44 Billion in Noncurrent loans.

The next table details the same 12 quarters and reviews what portion of the Noncurrent loans are guaranteed by the Government (er, you and me the taxpayer):

Bank of America has had a massive jump in the Noncurrent loans that are Government Guaranteed. The Quarter on Quarter jump is… wait for it… $11.40 Billion.

So, magically, the incremental $12.44 Billion that has become Noncurrent Quarter on Quarter at Bank of America has a guarantee on $11.40 Billion. Nearly 92% of the jump in their Noncurrent loans are covered by us, the taxpayer.

This is no conspiracy theory discussion – these are cold hard facts supporting what any reasonable actor would do in the situation. If the government is going to cover my losses on a portion of my loan portfolio I can damn well guarantee you I’d be moving my best collectors to the portfolio I’m responsible for. The government can have my new hires, my undesirables, my slow workers, etc…

I highly doubt that we’ll ever hear about this, but this is yet another massive shift from the taxpayer to the bank!

Screwed Again!

Publius

September 6, 2009

Uncle Sam Screws America with Accounting Tricks!

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Should the United States ever adopt the same accounting standards for itself that it foists upon private enterprise, its financial reports would leave the majority of Americans in a state of shock. Americans would have tremendous difficulty recovering from the magnitude of misrepresentation that is going on now. Accounting isn’t just a game either; there are material, legal, and ethical consequences when it’s done wrong.

As an example of the accounting fictions used daily to dupe the public, consider the US dollars the United States claims to own in the Treasury "coffers." Now brace yourself, because this explanation is going to remind many readers of Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole.

All of the interests the United States has in US dollars are cancelled out by liabilities on the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet, so that they have no effect of ownership.

The United States owns no domestic money when its off-budget entities are incorporated into its balance sheet. The Treasury general fund is an accounting fantasy. So this begs the question; what happens to tax dollars?

Read more how the federal government does not account for its money as federal law says your businesses have to account their money.

Click this "The United States owns no domestic money." and be amazed.

 

Publius

June 9, 2009

Democrats Defending Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Debacle

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Thankfully, most hearings capitol hill are recorded and you can, if you wish to learn the truth, regarding what members of Congress are saying and doing.

This little video, shows Democrats defending an out-of-control Freddie Mac, and Republicans trying (rather weakly, I believe) to remedy a perceived fault in Freddie Mac.

It’s a little “then & now” to show you the overwhelming ability of elected officials to lie right to our faces when the truth is but a video away.

You are so screwed America!