Intermezzo
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I'm not used to thinking in devious ways like them, so when they do something that makes no sense I can't figure it out!
Some believe defaulting on a mortgage is not a moral thing to do others think it's a contract, a business deal and deals can be broken and attach no morals or values to it.
Strategic Default, walking away and Stealth Stimulus began with the mortgage crisis and i would say is still going on in the US.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...florida-banks-shari-olefson-collection-agency January 10, 2011
Bank can go after other assets in Florida if you default on mortgage
In Florida, banks can go to court for a "deficiency judgment" to collect the rest of the money owed on a mortgage after foreclosure, said Anthony di Marco, vice president of the Florida Bankers Association.
Banks can pursue other assets with that judgment. They can file a lien on your boat or car. But "they can't jump priority on a loan," so the lender for that boat or car has first dibs to collect, di Marco said.
But banks pay more attention to borrowers with multimillion-dollar homes or businesses that default on big commercial properties.
There's another risk for smaller borrowers later. Banks may sell their deficiency judgments to a collection agency. The judgments are valid for up to 20 years. That leaves an agency focused on collections ample time to come after you for the balance still due, she said.