Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008

A pretty desperate way to run a business.

BBC News: 'Take cash and leave' says lender

A former sub-prime mortgage lender is offering an 8% discount to its borrowers if they redeem their loans.
A spokesman admitted the idea sounded "bizarre" but it was cheaper than selling the loans in any other fashion.

Posted by gardeniadotnet @ 07:24 AM (837 views) Add Comment

6 Comments

1. alan said...

You just beat me to the posting. I think this could be the first of a new trend.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 07:27AM Report Comment
 

2. p. doff said...

''Edeus says it is staying in business until the market revives by offering mortgage advisory services to other firms in the industry.''

Now pay attention and sit up straight. Our advice is ....erm.... to avoid doing what we did.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 07:51AM Report Comment
 

3. sosoon said...

When you’re a sub prime customer and you go into negative equity your lender is reminded why you are a sub prime customer with a set of house keys


Although I would not promote these guys as clever they have worked out what’s coming

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 09:24AM Report Comment
 

4. malct said...

took a look at Edeus website - laugh?

edeus was launched in September 2006, bringing together some of the leading experts in the mortgage market, committed to transforming the intermediary sector with a new and groundbreaking experience,

http://www.edeus.eu/aboutus.aspx

and the rogues gallery here
http://www.edeus.eu/ourpeople.aspx

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:00AM Report Comment
 

5. p. doff said...

Didn't I read that Edeus are going into debt management. I suppose they could be capitalising on an 'emerging market' that they helped to create.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:05AM Report Comment
 

6. malct said...

Mortgage market specialist Edeus is launching an asset quality assessment service that aims to help investors understand fully the current risk in mortgage-backed asset pools by assessing 100 per cent of the mortgage pool and taking into account up to date credit information on borrowers and underlying assets.


http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=254857

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:17AM Report Comment
 

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