RUSH: Carol in Olympia, Washington. Welcome to the EIB Network. Nice to have you here.
CALLER: Thanks, and mega dittos, Rush —
RUSH: Thank you.
CALLER: — from a truly reformed Democrat. I am an escrow officer, and I close purchases and mortgage loans, and the government is now telling us that the banks, the private sector banks are not allowed to do no-down-payment loans anymore, that a person has to come in with a certain amount because that’s what the evil banks have been doing, but the government is doing those loans. They’re called RDA loans, rural development. In our county — I’m actually south of Olympia — is all considered rural, and so people come in, and they are low-income loans, they can buy a house with absolutely no skin in the game, as they say, and sometimes they get money back, and they have subsidized payments over their life of the loan —
RUSH: So essentially the affordable housing scam is still going full speed ahead?
CALLER: Oh, sure it is, oh, sure it is and they’re not talking about that too much —
RUSH: No of course. So you cannot make no money down loans at your bank?
CALLER: And I’m not a lender, I am an escrow officer. I close them.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: But, no, a bank could not, you’re correct.
RUSH: Yeah. But the government can?
CALLER: Yes, the government can.
CALLER: It comes from the Obama stash, you know.
RUSH: Yeah, comes from Obama’s stash.
CALLER: That’s correct.
RUSH: We laugh.
CALLER: And then they subsidize the payments as well.
RUSH: Oh, of course.
CALLER: Yes.
RUSH: Oh, yeah, subsidize the payments. That’s the whole point. It’s not fair that some people shouldn’t be able to have a house.
CALLER: That’s correct and these are not — you know, I just closed one recently, and it was not a cheap house. It was reasonable for our county, it was a reasonably priced house, so, you know, it was pretty nice.
RUSH: Well, I’m glad you called and reported this. Thank you very much, Carol.
CALLER: Somebody’s gotta keep ’em honest, you know?
RUSH: No, that’s not possible.
CALLER: You’re doing your best, Rush, and we appreciate it.
RUSH: Keep the focus on their dishonesty and their tactics and so forth is all we can do. But I’m glad you called.