Bank of America Stole Our Homes - So Occupiers Moved Into Bank of America
Posted 12 years ago on March 12, 2012, 11:52 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Bank of America has stolen millions of homes. It's time to turn the tables! Watch a crew of Occupiers set up their new living room in a New York City branch of Bank of America, which is being rented by the taxpayers at a cost of $230 billion in bailouts from the U.S. government:
If you are asking yourself, "Why Bank of America?", please visit F(oreclose) the Banks!
What they don’t understand is that banks have different rules, as explained by J. Stewart:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-7-2010/mortgage-bankers-association-strategic-default
Can't get the video in my region (Europe) but you & readers may be interested in :
radix malorum est cupiditas ...
Darn the luck, bottom line is the bankers group defaulted on their mortgage even though they could make the payments because it was cheaper for them to rent. All the while they have a big finger waving thing about home owners doing the same, to save themselves.
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This is fantastic! Great job, ,guys.
hahahahahaha Great Job ;)
lol
I fucking LOVED this!!!!
Creative non-cooperation - the possibilities are endless!!!
I chuckled. Literally occupying a bank... brilliant!
Great video :)
Awesome, awesome stuff! Clever!
Funny, you guys....
Absolutely no statute of limitations for Wall Street crimes.These fraudsters have to be hunted down just like the bankers from Iceland.November is coming fast so the governments rhetoric will change,believe me.The fear of political survival may triumph over corporate mateship.But if the same ones are re-elected then little will change.This tact by OWS is brilliant in showcasing true face of these crooks.
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...and there's this article from The Nation.
http://www.thenation.com/article/155380/bank-america-mortgage-settlement-fiasco
...and this from the March 29 edition of Rolling Stone Magazine by self-confessed FOO (Friend Of Occupy) Matt Taibbi http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/bank-of-america-too-crooked-to-fail-20120314
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This is what NEEDS to happen ACROSS THE USA. I salute you for doing this and can only hope that MORE homeowners find the RAGE to DO the same! Make this go Viral!! The Banks, GOV't, even the AGs think that we are Gullible, pathetic enough to Believe they are Trying to make things Right; wrong we do NOT believe it; the banks are criminals and do not own our homes! foreclosurenation.org see how some are fighting back and at notyourbankershome.com
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Terrific!
excellent point, OWS is gaining
That was nice singing at the beginning.
and at the end
Gee, the paperwork that came with my mortgage was pretty clear that as long as I made my payments, the house was mine to keep. Once I'd paid off the mortgage, the house was mine to keep. So guess what, I make sure that my mortgage payment is high on my budget. See http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/budget if you're confused about what a budget. Here's a hint. Spend more on housing, clothing, food and transportation to get to your job than you do on beer, coffee drinks, entertainment. Save for the day you lose your job and have to pay your bills without income. And stop whining about how the bank took your house that you weren't paying for. That was part of the deal you signed up for.
Funny PR piece. Now do this bit again, except with clean shaven mid-age to older middle-class dressed adults. Trust me. Just do it and carefully study the reaction. You will learn a lot.
Stop gearing your agitation propaganda solely towards an audience under 30.
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Yes, banks have avoided public exposure for the criminal activities they get away with. For the most part they have made their crimes technically legal, but few people are aware of these manipulations. Remember that the goal of a demonstration is to inform the people and subsequently correct the problem. Please don't leave room for misinterpretations. And please strive to couple demonstrations with legislation.
This new agency should be on your side to correct the same problems: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/the-bureau/
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Which branch was it?
This is "SO" appropriate.
It's not the banks fault you lost you're home. You didn't pay your'e mortgage and the bank took the house as collateral. Your'e an idiot if you think otherwise. It was people who bought houses they could not afford.
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This is why I would never buy a house unless I had pure cash and therefor would not be privy to the bank. Mortgage is for slaves. We should know this by now.
Why should you pay "rent" instead of a mortgage? You are not guaranteed a job for 30 years, ever, so why should the risk be any different. In most places, a mortgage costs less than rent, the difference being that you have to pay for repairs your self. The problem is the way we do housing in general.
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If you read the paperwork accompanying the mortgage, you would see that making regular payments was a requirement to keep your house. If your situation (ie income) changed, then you could have sold or re-negotiated with the bank. If you lost your job, then you should have sold the house. If the value of your house changed, then welcome to the club. It was a moderately interesting stunt - but only a stunt. Real change will take more than a few people deciding to "hang out" in a bank lobby.
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Who needs more lawyers and businessmen as politicians? That's precisely the problem. Pity a scientist or philosopher as president would be too much brain for the American people to handle.
our modern form of revolution - protest - raises awareness but does not change the system. this is because tyranny does not rely on your opinion to continue - it only requires your money. there is no better way to protest than to limit the amount of money you give the government. www.taxkilla.com
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Really? What happens when the banks get closed or mortgages magically dissappear? Whoops, more people are out of work due to cut backs! Smart idea guys, real smart. Get off your ass and go back to work, and if you don't have a job and are looking for one? This will look REAL good to your employers. Things get around you know.
i've considered it
they are free to make me an offer
Do the last two sentences sound like a threat?
Free people take no threats. Better hungry than in chains.
"Free people take no threats. Better hungry than in chains."-- I love that.