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ellisonz

(27,739 posts) Tue Feb 21, 2012, 04:03 PM Feb 2012

Ex-Marine Facing Foreclosure Refusing to Leave Home

Arturo de los Santos led a demonstration at the downtown L.A. headquarters of mortgage giant Freddie Mac (PHOTO: ACCE / February 16, 2012)

Arturo de los Santos was cited by police at the West Coast headquarters of Freddie Mac last week.
KTLA News

9:08 a.m. PST, February 21, 2012
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- An ex-Marine in danger of losing his home is supposed to turn over the keys to his mortgage company on Tuesday, but he's refusing to leave.

Arturo de los Santos is taking a stand against Freddie Mac and JP Morgan Chase, who are preparing to evict him and his family.

"They were helping me on a loan modification and they sold the house," de los Santos told KTLA. "That was wrong."

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Supporters from the 'Occupy' movement have pitched tents on the front lawn.

More: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-arturo-de-los-santos,0,7175975.story

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Ex-Marine Facing Foreclosure Refusing to Leave Home (Original Post) ellisonz Feb 2012 OP

There's no such thing as an ex-Marine. Common Sense Party Feb 2012 #1

That's interesting. There's also no such thing as a loan modification. Remember Me Feb 2012 #3

Sure there is. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2012 #4

Not according to the Marine Corps. Common Sense Party Feb 2012 #5

Wrong AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2012 #7

If I don't respond to name calling and other insults... Common Sense Party Feb 2012 #8

I hope he wins. He should. PDJane Feb 2012 #2

There are no ex Marines! mailman82 Feb 2012 #6

It's good to see that ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #9

There have been a couple of these in Southern California... ellisonz Feb 2012 #10

Occupy groups and others protested at 2 homes--including Art's--in early December pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #11

Well done! ellisonz Feb 2012 #12

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)

1. There's no such thing as an ex-Marine.

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 04:25 PM

Feb 2012

I hope he keeps fighting them.

Remember Me

(1,532 posts)

3. That's interesting. There's also no such thing as a loan modification.

Reply to Common Sense Party (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 04:43 PM

Feb 2012

They tell you you can make lower payments, string you along for 10 months or a year while they're "reviewing" your application, then come back and tell you, Oops, your application has been denied and now you're even more behind.

They MIGHT do loan modifications if you don't have any equity built up, but if there's equity, the bank wants that.

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

4. Sure there is.

Reply to Common Sense Party (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 04:49 PM

Feb 2012

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)

5. Not according to the Marine Corps.

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 05:07 PM

Feb 2012

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

7. Wrong

Reply to Common Sense Party (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 06:22 PM

Feb 2012

The official web site for the Marine Corps is found at http://www.marines.mil/Pages/Default.aspx

Many men have been proud to call themselves and others that they have known in the Corps as ex-Marines.

The phrase ex-marine is one that is commonly used in the military history books.

The denial of the use of that phrase is commonly made by stupid civilian wannabes.

If you want to be a Marine, sign up. Your mother will be proud of you.