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Originally Posted by leiden
I would completely agree with what you said. However, I would also have the banks take some responsibility for loaning money to sub-primes that they knew could not afford the balloon/interest-only payments when the time came due. The fact is, the banks did play some role in this as well. They are not blameless as they made risky decisions too and lent money to people who shouldn't have gotten loans in the first place. There should have been better oversight on behalf of the banks.
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You act as though there is no consequence to the banks for people defaulting on their loans. You're forgetting of course that the bank that made the loan, paid the full cost of that loan to whoever was selling it minus whatever was left on their loan due to the mortgage company that holds the title. Banks DON'T WANT YOU TO DEFAULT ON A LOAN! It's money lost for them too. Foreclosure is expensive, and they run the risk of not recouping the cost of the loan when that happens. When you default on a loan, the bank has to absorb the cost of your mistake.
And what about the other people who have had their homes foreclosed on prior to this? In the 200 plus years of buying and selling land and homes in this country? Should the government pay for them too? The only difference between today and yesterday, is that people back then didn't whine about their misfortune--they tucked their chin, and got on with their lives.
In the end, it's your responsibility. You chose to take out the loan. No one forced you. No one swindled you into it. Take a little personal responsibility, learn from your mistake and move on.