Dodd still keeping his mouth shut
October 17, 2008
Did he think we would forget? Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) got a break on his two mortgages and people were pretty wound up about it. Since he’s the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee people have a right to be wound up.
First he said that the details about his deal with Countrywide would be released at some point. Then he said that he wanted to wait until after the Senate hearings, and then he would release them after the president signed the - at the time - $300 billion bank bailout bill. (a.k.a Crap Sandwich 1.0)
All I hear are crickets; and maybe a jackhammer or two as liberals tear down private enterprise in this country.
Your local bank is in fine shape, thank you
October 6, 2008
Earlier today, Chris Dodd - senator from Connecticut and Senate Banking Committee chairman - stopped by the Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport to meet with Connecticut business and labor leaders. He hoped the market would react positively to the federal government taking over a good chunk of the U.S. housing market.
As of noon ET, it’s not working out too well. But something mentioned at the bottom of an AP article in the Hartford Courant should be highlighted.
Questions Remain Unanswered About Dodd Mortgages
July 21, 2008
In yesterday’s Hartford Courant, Kevin Rennie reminds us that we still have not gotten any solid information concerning the mortgage deal that Chris Dodd - Democrat senator from Connecticut - got on his two refinances back in 2003.
Rennie brings up questions from my original post on the subject June 17. Read more
Taking a Closer Look at Dodd’s Mortgage (Updated July 21)
June 17, 2008
Since I’m one of his constituents here in Connecticut, I figured that I would take a closer look at the two mortgages that Chris Dodd and his wife received on his property here in-state and in Washington D.C. As I write this post, I’m assuming Dodd did not ask for special treatment.
[Update June 18] He may have not known he received special treatment, but now he says he knew he was on a VIP list at Countrywide.
But there is one thing that really stood out for me when the particulars of his mortgages were released; the 30 year interest rate - fixed only for the first five years - the Dodd’s received.
