by Calculated Risk on 9/17/2009 10:25:00 PM
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Iowa Attorney General: "Option ARMs are about to explode"
From Reuters: "Option" mortgages to explode, officials warn
"Payment option ARMs are about to explode," Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said after a Thursday meeting with members of President Barack Obama's administration to discuss ways to combat mortgage scams.This was a meeting of state AGs discussing mortgage scams with the Obama Administration, and based on the comments, there was an emphasis on Option ARMs.
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In Arizona, 128,000 of those mortgages will reset over the the next year and many have started to adjust this month, the state's attorney general, Terry Goddard, told Reuters after the meeting.
"It's the other shoe," he said. "I can't say it's waiting to drop. It's dropping now."
I guess that deserves a Hoocoodanode?