So I had the pleasure of attending a local forum this last weekend that was presented by local government. There were representatives from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and local government agencies. It was a very informative for homeowners who do not know how or what the modification process is about. While I believe it was a good source of information for the home owner there are a few things I didn’t agree with.
1. Warren Harris of Fannie Mae with his arrogant and entitled attitude. As I sat in the audience and listened to his speech I quickly got the feeling that he believes it’s the home owner’s fault they were in their current situation. I know I was not the only one as I heard other people in the audience commenting as well. His overall attitude and demeanor needs adjusting. I don’t think he understood that the people in the audience need some kind of compassion. There was none coming from him whatsoever.
2. The Freddie Mac representative, while informative, had the same cold and non compassionate attitude. I appreciate the way she did certain things to keep things moving but some manners would have been nice.
3. The over emphasized promises that all the home owner has to do is contact a “Hud Certified” counselor. If it was truly that easy for the home owner there would not be so many quests in the audience of EVERY forum they host.
4. The way the representative from the State of Nevada and the Bureau of Consumer Protection spoke of scams they made it appear as if any company performing modifications for a fee is a scam. Well I asked this gentleman why they are allowing licensing, bonding and business licenses for modification companies if they are all scams. He had no answer other than “well, you should just be careful.” The truth is the state and local government is making money off of the modification companies that are following the laws that have been put in place. So why would they make it illegal across the board?
I have said since we started this business and I will say until the day modifications are no longer available….. There are people out there (JnR Associates) who have others best interest at heart. We work, and work hard therefore believe we can ask for a fee that the market will bare. We have integrity, honor and pride in all the work we do and we will continue to fight for the home owners who are not having their own success with these so called “Hud Certified Counselors”.
Here is the original link to the forum announcment.
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