Bankruptcy Judges for At-Risk Homeowners

Mar 3, 2009

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Representative Ed Perlmutter talked about mortgage legislation that would allow bankruptcy judges to write down the principal and interest rate of loans for people whose mortgages are higher than the value of their homes, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The legislation is part of a larger bill, the Helping Families Save .. Read More
Representative Ed Perlmutter talked about mortgage legislation that would allow bankruptcy judges to write down the principal and interest rate of loans for people whose mortgages are higher than the value of their homes, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The legislation is part of a larger bill, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, that the House will debate. Representative Perlmutter is a former bankruptcy lawyer who questions the bill and its impact on bankruptcy courts and consumers.

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00:00:09 HOST CONGRESSMAN ED PERLMUTTER, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATION FOR AT-RISK, HONORS. IT WOULD LEAD BANKRUPTCY...
00:00:21 GUEST YES, BECAUSE IT IS A CHANGE IN THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME. THE BANKRUPTCY LAW ALLOWS FOR...
00:01:45 HOST WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MORTGAGES THAT WERE SPLIT UP AND SOLD IN THE REPACKAGED, HOW CAN THIS LEGISLATION...
00:01:56 GUEST THE BORROWER GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY, AND IT IS NOT AN EASY STEP TO GO INTO BANKRUPTCY. NOBODY WANTS...
00:02:46 HOST HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION IF IT WERE TO PASS?
00:02:51 GUEST THAT IS ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS. I ASKED THE COMMITTEE AS TO WHAT THE EVIDENCE WAS, AND...
00:02:59 HOST THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE?
00:03:04 GUEST THIS WAS THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. THE REST OF THE ABILITY OF THE IC ELEMENTS KANTOR FINANCIAL- SERVICES....
00:03:39 HOST FELLOW DEMOCRATS OF VOICED THEIR CONCERN, AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE THEY COULD VOTE FOR THIS...
00:03:49 GUEST I APPRECIATE THIS THAT THE LEADERSHIP SAID. THEY SLOWED THIS DOWN SO THAT THERE COULD BE FURTHER ...
00:04:38 HOST WHAT OTHER CHANGES DIAZ'S BUT COULD COME ABOUT A DEBATE OR THE HOUSE FLOOR WHEN IT GOES TO THE SENATE?...
00:04:43 GUEST THERE IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT ON THE HOUSE FLOOR THAT MAKES THAT APPRECIATION GO LONGER. RIGHT NOW,...
00:05:04 HOST CONGRESSMAN ED PERLMUTTER IS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, REPRESENTING THE SEVENTH...
00:05:37 HOST LET'S MOVE ON TO MYRTLE BEACH, A REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: YES, GOOD MORNING. I WAS INTERESTED IN YOU...
00:06:50 GUEST WELL, MR. MYRTLE BEACH, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION, AND YOUR CONCERN IS ABOUT WHAT THIS WILL DO TO...
00:09:39 HOST NEXT PHONE CALL, MINNEAPOLIS. CALLER: THE PROBLEM HAVE WITH WRITE-DOWNS ON THE PRINCIPLE, WHICH IS...
00:10:22 GUEST AREA GOOD QUESTION. IF SOMEBODY HAS COMMITTED FRAUD AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A DISCHARGE...
00:11:51 HOST THE HOUSING SECRETARY IS GOING TO ME WITH THE DEMOCRATS TODAY. WILL YOU BE AT THAT MEETING? WHAT...
00:11:59 GUEST I PLAN ON BIDDING AT THAT MEETING. ON ON THE RULES COMMITTEE WHICH MEETS AT THE SAME TIME. I INTEND...
00:12:37 HOST WILL YOU VOTE FOR THIS LEGISLATION?
00:12:39 GUEST I WANT TO SEE WHAT CHANGES ARE MADE OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND. THE CHANGES THAT HAVE, ALONG ...
00:13:13 HOST HE IS A FORMER BANKRUPTCY LAWYER AS WELL. SAVANNAH, GA., YOU ARE NEXT. CALLER: MY QUESTION IS, SHOULD...
00:14:04 GUEST WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT ON, TOO. IT IS A TWO-WAY STREET. A LOT OF LENDERS PLAY GAMES. A LOT OF SELLERS...
00:15:45 HOST WILLED BANKRUPTCY JUDGES DECIDE THIS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND THE WORLD THERE BE A SET OF STANDARDS...
00:15:51 GUEST IT WILL BE A CASE BY CASE BASIS, BUT THE BILL PROVIDES -- ONE OF THE CHANGES IS TO USE SOME FHA VA...
00:16:29 HOST WHAT SKILLS DO BIG GROUPS THE JUDGES BRING TO THE TABLE TO ADDRESS THIS SORT OF LEGISLATION?
00:16:35 GUEST BANKRUPTCY JUDGES BRING FINANCIAL SKILLS AND A LEGAL SKILLS. THEY LISTEN TO THIS KIND OF TESTIMONY...
00:17:26 HOST ILLINOIS, REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I AM FROM THE CHICAGO LAND AREA. MY CONCERN IS I...
00:18:14 GUEST THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION, AND I AM TRYING TO THINK. I DO NOT KNOW. I DO NOT THINK IT IS GOING...
00:19:02 HOST MARION, INDIANA. CALLER: YES, WHEN THESE MORTGAGES ARE GOING TO BE WRITTEN DOWN, THEN THE BANKS ARE...
00:20:50 GUEST VERY GOOD QUESTION TO THE CONCERNS BILLET'S ARE WITH YOUR LAST COMMENT ABOUT MEAN STREAK AND SMALL...
00:22:47 HOST THE FDIC REPORTED THAT TROUBLED BANKS ARE UP 47%. THERE ARE 252 PROBLEM BANKS. IF ONE OF THESE BANKS...
00:23:04 GUEST IT REALLY SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE LEGISLATION. IF THE BANK WERE TO FAIL, IT IS GENERALLY ABSORBED BY...
00:24:42 HOST AS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, THIS IS "TIME" MAGAZINES RELEASE ON THE FDIC POLICY...
00:25:08 GUEST I THINK THE GOOD PROPERTIES, PARTICULARLY IN THOSE STATES AND MENTIONED, HAVE DROPPED, IT AFFECTS...
00:25:59 HOST CHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, LAST PHONE CALL. CALLER: IT AMAZES ME THE LACK OF ANY KIND OF COMPASSION REPUBLICANS...
00:26:24 GUEST YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE TWO SIDES TO EVERY ARGUMENT, AND NONE OF US HAVE A COMPLETE BLOCK ON THE WAY...
00:27:27 HOST NOW DO YOU HAVE MONEY IN THE STOCK MARKET?
00:27:32 GUEST I HAVE MONEY IN MY 401K, WHICH I LOOKED AT IT 10 DAYS AGO, AND THAT WAS NOT -- SOMEBODY SAID JUST...
00:28:14 HOST SO YOU HAVE SEEN A LOSS IN YOUR OWN FOR ONE WAY?
00:28:20 GUEST YES, BUT PROBABLY 40%.
00:28:23 HOST THIS IS BREAKING ON THE AP WIRE, THE FED IS LAUNCHING ITS MUCH-AWAITED PROGRAM AND BOOSTING THE AVAILABILITY...
00:28:40 GUEST I THINK IT IS GOOD. I THINK THERE IS A BALANCE BETWEEN SAVING AND SPENDING. WE WERE OUT OF WHACK AND...
00:29:56 HOST ALRIGHT CONGRESSMAN, WE'RE OUT OF TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT, A CONVERSATION BUT OVERSIGHT OF U.S. FINANCIAL...
00:30:44 Unidentified Speaker WE'RE COVERING A COUPLE ECONOMIC HEARINGS ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY. FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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