Miscellaneous

• Toxic Deaths

  Paul Kiesel | May 22, 2008 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Toxic injuury death

• The E-mail that Angelo Mozilo Finds Disgusting

  Paul Kiesel | May 21, 2008 7:25 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Below is the e-mail that Angelo Mozilo described as "disgusting." The only thing that is analogous to disgusting is the apathetic response from Mozilo that follows Daniel Bailey's e-mail. To...

• The Angelo Mozilo Reply

  Paul Kiesel | May 21, 2008 5:12 PM | 5 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Angelo Mozilo, the Chairman of Countrywide Financial Corportation, inadvertantly replied to an e-mail from a mortgagee (he meant to forward it on to other executives), Daniel Bailey Jr., who was...

• Senate Approves Compromised Housing Bill

  Paul Kiesel | May 20, 2008 9:11 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  The Senate Banking Committee approved legislation earlier today to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners in danger of foreclosure by expanding the availability of government-insured...

• Option Arm Loans More Danger Ahead

  Paul Kiesel | May 20, 2008 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Mortgage lending crisis, option adjustable rate mortgage loans

• The Paradoxical FHASecure Program

  Paul Kiesel | May 19, 2008 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  According to an article, "Need a Better Mortgage? Call Uncle Sam," on CNNMoney.com today, FHASecure, a Bush touted foreclosure prevention program, has helped over 200,000 homeowners remain in their homes. However, when one looks at the statistics closely, only 3000 homeowners -- according to the FHA -- were in "imminent" danger of losing their homes. In fact, a majority of the 200,000 homeowners helped by FHASecure were current on their payments and wanted to refinance out of high-cost loans. So the program is helping people who would receive help otherwise?

• The Irony of AngryRenter.com

  Paul Kiesel | May 16, 2008 7:32 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  AngryRenter.com appears to be a website that is against any type of mortgage "bailout," however, the site is not run or was even set up by "angry renters," rather, it is the product of conservative...

• Secretary Paulson is Optimistically Pessimistic

  Paul Kiesel | May 16, 2008 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson does not predict that the housing market will rebound anytime soon. Instead of trying to come up with new plans to combat the foreclosure crisis, and curb the...

• Los Angeles Sex Abuse Cases Settle

  Paul Kiesel | May 16, 2008 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Just hours before a Los Angeles jury was to hear opening statement in a long running Sex Abuse case the case settles. Kiesel Bucher & Larson LLP partner, Raymond P. Boucher, was preparing to...

• Why a Mortgage Bailout is Unlikely to Occur

  Paul Kiesel | May 15, 2008 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  It is unlikely that a substantial mortgage bailout will occur anytime soon. It might not happen all together. Granted, some mortgagees will find relief and at some point in time our government will...