Posted on 10/08/2008 6:15:28 AM PDT by Liz
REFERENCE For decades, ACORN, a left-wing activist group pressured lenders to give loans to lower-income borrowers who couldn't otherwise afford homes. ACORN worked in conjuction with quasi-govt agancy Fannie Mae which was so badly managed, it had to be bailed out, thus saddling US taxpayers with gigantic debts.
LEFTIST POLITICS AND TOXIC MORTGAGES Recipients of ACORN'S mortgage ministrations become political recruits, serving as foot soldiers for ACORN's radical agenda. Now these toxic mortgages are poisoning the nation's economic viability.
ACORN HAS THE ANSWER: Pressure banks not to foreclose on these deadbeats. As the bailout was being discussed, ACORN President Maude Hurd warned that her "members plan to hold Secretary Paulson accountable and ensure he uses this authority to make streamlined loan modifications a priority for struggling American families." The group's housing arm, the Acorn Housing Corp., is already funded with millions of taxpayer dollars to renegotiate loans for low-income people who should have never received them in the first place. Loan modification is ACORN's bread and butter. And when the group doesn't get what it wants, it sues, protests and shakes-down until business and government accede to their extortionate demands.
ACORN MISSION STATEMENT Who We Are (from their web site)
National non-profit ACORN Housing has been providing free housing counseling to low and moderate income homebuyers since 1987. ACORN has opened HUD-certified, Fannie Mae-approved housing counseling offices across the US, helping over 50,000 families to achieve homeownership.
ACORN Housing provides one-on-one mortgage loan counseling, first-time homebuyer classes, and helps clients obtain affordable mortgages through our unique lending partnerships. We look at your savings and credit history to see if you qualify for a mortgage. We can help you with credit problems and to create a downpayment savings plan. When you qualify, we can help arrange a mortgage with lower interest rates, lower down payments and lower settlement costs than what banks usually offer.
ACORN HOUSING CORPORATION--2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AHC is governed by a diverse five-member Board of Directors whose professions range from a self-employed consultant who retired after 23 years working with 3M as a Senior Analyst to a long time activist and resident of East New York. The Board is best described as a dedicated and diverse group of individuals that is committed to seeing that AHC achieves its mission. Brief bios on the AHC Board of Directors are presented below.
Alton Bennett, President, Information Technology Consultant
Dorothy Amadi, Vice-President, New York Public School Teacher Assistant
Gwen Adams, Board Member, Retired Schoolteacher
Lewis Jenkens, Board Member, Retired
Guillermo Loaiza, Secretary-Treasurer, Mortgage Loan Officer
Mr. Alton Bennett, President: Mr. Bennett is a self-employed consultant having retired after working 23 years with 3M as a Senior Analyst. He is a graduate of Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN with degrees in Economics and Business Administration. He also holds an Associates Degree from Waldorf College in Forest City, IA with emphasis on Math and Economics. Mr. Bennett is a former Association Board Delegate of ACORN representing Minnesota and the Former Treasurer of the National ACORN Board. He served for two years as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Affordable Housing Advisory Council. He has been on teams that negotiated lending agreements with several lenders and tax preparation companies. He is a resident of Minnesota since 1974 and raised his family in Minneapolis and more recently Woodbury, MN.
Ms. Dorothy Amadi, Vice President: Ms. Amadi, a long time activist and resident of East New York Brooklyn, NY, has been a critical player in the construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing in very poor New York neighborhoods.She has been the President of the Mutual Housing Association of New York (MHANY) since 1995. MHANY owns over 150 properties and over 500 units of affordable housing throughout Brooklyn.
Ms. Gwen Adams: Ms. Adams, a longtime resident of New Orleans Lower 9th Ward lost her home to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Her many efforts include the ongoing community rebuilding process of her hometown.
Mr. Lewis Jenkins: Mr. Jenkins is a retired refinery worker from JT Thorpe Corporation. He was a former active Local 18 Union member. Mr. Jenkins was also a carpenter laborer working on the construction of Bush Intercontinental Airport. Mr. Jenkins is a native of Houston living in Acres Homes for over 30 years.
Mr. Guilermo Loaiza: Mr. Loaiza is a Mortgage Officer with J.P. Morgan Chase & Company. He has been in the mortgage industry for 10 years. He is the president of the Arizona ACORN Housing Corporation, and member of ACORN. He attended Phoenix College. He has been a resident of the South Mountain Village community for over a decade where he lives with his family. Prior to moving to Phoenix, Mr. Loaiza lived in New York City.
DONATE TO ACORN Your Gift Makes Successful Homeownership Possible ACORN Housing is a nonprofit that helps low income families purchase
and protect their homes. Please consider giving at our 'Sponsor' level of $50. ACORN Housing has partnered with Network for Good to securely process your
online credit card donation via the Network for Good Donor Advised Fund. This transaction will appear on your credit card statement as "Network for Good". DONATION FORM https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=4059
As of 3/13/08:
NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations
Entity Information
Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: QAT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Initial DOS Filing Date: NOVEMBER 21, 2006
County: NEW YORK
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE
Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
QAT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
45 JOHN STREET SUITE 711
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038
Registered Agent
SPIEGEL & UTRERA, P.A., P.C.
45 JOHN STREET SUITE 711
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038
NOTE: New York State does not issue organizational identification numbers.
BUT, as of 7/8/08:
Just when things started heating up with Spitzergate, the New York State Department of State database changed!
Entity Information
——————————————————————————————Selected Entity Name: LUXURY SPECIALIST, INC.
Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: LUXURY SPECIALIST, INC.
Initial DOS Filing Date: OCTOBER 17, 2003
County: PUTNAM
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE
Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
LUXURY SPECIALIST, INC.
45 JOHN STREET, SUITE 711
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038
Registered Agent
SPIEGEL & UTRERA, P.A., P.C.
45 JOHN STREET, SUITE 711
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038
NOTE: New York State does not issue organizational identification numbers.
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Luxury Specialist, Inc and Co-Arc South St., LLC
NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations
Entity Information
——————————————————————————————Selected Entity Name: LUXURY SPECIALIST, INC.
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Very hard time getting that blog to load at times. But worth making browser adjustments to read that site.
LUXURY SPECIALIST, INC.
45 JOHN STREET, SUITE 711
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038
Registered Agent
SPIEGEL & UTRERA, P.A., P.C.
45 JOHN STREET, SUITE 711
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038
REFERENCE The Bernard & Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Inc. (Formerly: The Bernard & Anne Spitzer Foundation Inc.)
730 5th Ave----Suite 2202
New York, NY 10019-4105
Telephone: (212) 765-5170
Bernard Spitzer, President; Anne Spitzer, Treasurer. Board members--Eliot and his brother Dr Daniel Spitzer.
Type of foundation: Independent
Fiscal Date: 12/31/05
Assets: $35,115,418 Total Giving: $578,663
EIN:137298842
Most Recent IRS Filing: View 0990 FORM http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:l2QSwTcRe2YJ:foundationcenter.org/cgi-bin/ffindershow.cgi%3Fid%3DSPIT004
Wow, that charitable foundation phone number must have a receptionist with multiple personality disorder.
How does she know what to say when someone calls 212-765-5170?
Spitzer Charitable Trust? Spitzer Foundation Inc? SHERMAN GRINBERG FILM LIBRARIES? SPITZER ENGINEERING CO.? Spitzer Real Estate?
That receptionist should get a raise.
Man, oh man——n-i-c-e-work.
How many scams are the shady Spitzer’s inolved in?
From some quick looks on a few of those businesses listed, seems to be a lot to me. The businesses aren’t just interesting and used to lobby in politics; but they donate too.
::shakes head::
ping
Also used for tax evasion, I betcha.
Bids, State Loans, Grants, Lobby Entities, Credit lines, bankruptcy, identities...My head would explode trying to follow it all.
“ACORN worked in conjuction with quasi-govt agancy Fannie Mae which was so badly managed, it had to be bailed out, thus saddling US taxpayers with gigantic debts.”....
In a nutshell......
This thing is so big and so corrupt. The Democrats and Paulson knew for a long time that this was coming and they are doing everything they can to cover it up..... and that includes putting one of the major ACORN players in the WH.
ACORN is a subversive group that has helped Obama all along the way to the white house....
Excellent research, thank you.
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