The Home Front

Mortgage Bankers Heckled at Annual Convention

By Luke Mullins

Posted: October 22, 2008

Looks like there were some uninvited guests at the Mortgage Bankers Association's annual convention in San Francisco...

From the San Francisco Chronicle, via patrick.net

A noisy but contained protest greeted delegates to the Mortgage Bankers Association's 95th annual convention, which began Monday at Moscone Center, as the real estate finance industry is tarred by association with a housing market that's collapsed like a deck of cards along with the financial strife that followed...

The resulting consumer anger was palpable Monday morning when about 40 protesters greeted some of the early attendees of the mortgage bankers' gathering. Marching before the conference center, they carried signs saying "Jail them, don't bail them" and "Grand theft bailout." A steady stream of slogans and chanting accompanied the signs, laying blame at the gathered industry.

Mortgages

After Banks, next in line to tread the walk of shame should be Business and Government Lawyers.

Mike of NJ @ Oct 23, 2008 13:47:47 PM

re: Mortgagees

I bet King George and Cheney are going to need to move to Alaska to get away from their walk of shame.

James Smith of NY @ Oct 23, 2008 09:37:13 AM

Mortgagees

Walk of shame, I bet King George and his rearbuddy Cheney are proud today.

Jonbonjovy of OK @ Oct 22, 2008 20:00:18 PM

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