The coming financial crisis

Diomedes · January 08, 2009, 10:40:55 AM

Of course they wouldn't consider running a train....

reese125 · January 08, 2009, 01:19:28 PM

30yr fixed mortgages down to 4.875 last I looked if anybody needs to re-fi

Phanatic · January 08, 2009, 03:08:55 PM

New company just introduced a handling fee that comes out of our 401k. Will be about $450 a year. They can't touch our benefits for a year but they're finding ways to get their money anyway. If that were in place this year the 450 would have been just part of a loss.

PoopyfaceMcGee · January 22, 2009, 12:23:05 PM

Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has agreed to resign from Bank of America.

In more interesting news, here's an article about what he spent on redesigning his office.

phattymatty · January 22, 2009, 12:28:12 PM

i just ordered a desk calendar. and a wall calendar!

PoopyfaceMcGee · January 22, 2009, 12:30:13 PM

The next step is 90 grand for a pair of guest chairs.

Seabiscuit36 · January 22, 2009, 12:41:15 PM

and a 35k toilet

PoopyfaceMcGee · January 22, 2009, 12:57:30 PM

It's called a commode when you pay 5 figures for it.

Phanatic · January 22, 2009, 01:42:46 PM

Does it wipe your ass for you?

General_Failure · January 22, 2009, 04:56:23 PM

That's what the bidet is for.

PoopyfaceMcGee · January 22, 2009, 06:23:16 PM

It better give you some sucky sucky for 30 g's.

rjs246 · January 26, 2009, 09:26:34 PM

Very detailed opinion piece on how to handle the banking clusterfarg.

shorebird · January 26, 2009, 09:38:17 PM

Quote from: reese125 on January 08, 2009, 01:19:28 PM
30yr fixed mortgages down to 4.875 last I looked if anybody needs to re-fi

Thats just about a full percentage pt. down from what I refi'd for less than a year ago.

I think they could go lower.

shorebird · January 26, 2009, 09:46:34 PM

Quote from: FastFreddie on January 22, 2009, 12:23:05 PM
Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has agreed to resign from Bank of America.

In more interesting news, here's an article about what he spent on redesigning his office.

And we are going to bail out the rest of these motherfargers. What about the people who didn't make bad decisions and could actually pay their mortgage, but are now having trouble because of the housing market and the general economy going in the toilet? Take those billions and help those people by paying off their mortgage. Anyone with 20 or more years to pay on. That would help both the home owners and the mortgage companies.

But noooooooooo. We are going to give billions to crooks who are the reason that the situation is what it is.

Diomedes · January 26, 2009, 10:04:50 PM

ammo is a sound investment