kewp, if you have time, read the article. Not everyone was trying to get rich quick. Some folks just got in over their heads due to job lay-offs or illness, and that’s life. How many of us have a year’s worth of savings in the bank should something drastic happen to us? I’m not saying there were no scumbags in this mess, but read about what happens to normal people just trying to live the American Dream.
Certainly more than a few took advantage of e-z lending standards, but read about those that didn’t and how they’ve been treated.