Reply #34: I have a problem with this.

[elias7]

OneWest may have received a "whopping" $814.2 million in federal bailout money, but this must be paid back. The judge's decision negated these people's $525,000 debt, essentially giving them a "whopping" half a million dollars, which they don't have to pay back.

Hell, if I had a 3400 sq ft house on Long Island fully paid off, I could retire. Instead, I have years and years and years of work ahead of me in large part because of my mortgage. While I think it's great that this couple got the equivalent of a winning lottery ticket, the judgment doesn't make sense to me, and it is not fair to everyone who is struggling to make ends meet and who have succeeded in not defaulting on their debt obligations.