Comments on: Weekly News Round-Up http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/01/weekly_news_round-up-8.html Redfin Bay Area Sweet Digs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ellie http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/01/weekly_news_round-up-8.html/comment-page-1#comment-2389 Ellie Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:01:33 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/01/weekly_news_round-up-8.html#comment-2389 And in related news from the East Coast, Baltimore is suing Wells Fargo over issuing subprime loans to borrowers who willingly took them (???), and CNN Money reports that Cleveland might be doing the same. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-te.md.wells08jan08,0,5666334.story http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200801110922DOWJONESDJONLINE000614_FORTUNE5.htm Banks with lax lending standards should take their cold shower of losses. But it's also reasonable to hold borrowers accountable, and not sue banks for offering products that were accepted by borrowers in a free market. And in related news from the East Coast, Baltimore is suing Wells Fargo over issuing subprime loans to borrowers who willingly took them (???), and CNN Money reports that Cleveland might be doing the same. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-te.md.wells08jan08,0,5666334.story
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200801110922DOWJONESDJONLINE000614_FORTUNE5.htm

Banks with lax lending standards should take their cold shower of losses. But it’s also reasonable to hold borrowers accountable, and not sue banks for offering products that were accepted by borrowers in a free market.

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