Date: November 1st, 2007

Compared to what? Part 4: New rules for old!

1 November, 2007 (09:35) | Lending, Markets, Multipart posts, Subprime, Theory, US News | No comments

[Continued from previous Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 ]

 
Now that we’ve devoted about 3,500 words to expositing Joseph R. Mason’s new article, Mortgage Loan Modification: Promises and Pitfalls, we can finally evaluate his proposed solution.
 

It’s easy to untangle this mess
 
First, a teaser:
 
Like securitization, modification has evolved in a regulatory vacuum. 
 
How dare those markets […]