Disclaimer: I represent the banks. So, I read this piece in the Washington Post with biased eyes, but the central theme is spot-on: sure, the big banks screwed up their paperwork and their shoddy records are being exposed, but, at the end of the day, the borrowers still borrowed the money and aren’t paying it back.
The article goes on to make points that everybody should agree with: The paperwork issues raised are valid, and a bank that can’t answer these simple questions (such as, do you really own the debt?) shouldn’t be foreclosing. Also, this situation puts pressure on banks to finally take aggressive and sincere efforts to implement troubled loan restructuring programs.
The Calculated Risk blog first pointed to this article, and their comments section is wild with discussion.
Creditors Rights 101 