tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post3973871519677529661..comments2024-03-23T10:55:30.196-05:00Comments on Cold Fusion Guy: More banking news: FDIC & merger rumorsJim Peethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-78993770763043252022008-09-17T16:29:00.000-05:002008-09-17T16:29:00.000-05:00I'm a real "old timer" with regard to this. I thin...I'm a real "old timer" with regard to this. I think banks should require 20% down (on houses). <BR/><BR/>Something like the same with cars too!Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-71035855316196141802008-09-17T14:24:00.000-05:002008-09-17T14:24:00.000-05:00You know what gets me? We've got all these catast...You know what gets me? We've got all these catastrophes because banks loaned out $300,000 for a payment of "only $833 per month," and I'm still seeing ads advertising exactly that. It seems that some people never learn.....probably because they know (and too often rightly) that the taxpayer ends up holding the bag. yeesh.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.com