Mortgage Crisis Gifts

'My balloon mortgage blew up in my face!'

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

City Redundancies - In? Out?

The company's going bankrupt,you'll need to get someone in to bite my nails for me!

Repossessions

'We do have something in Real Estate for an individual who's willing to starve for a year before turning to the office supplies.'

'Our nest egg finally got rotten.'

'Oh no! We're in negative equity.'

"Apparently he told Chris Tarrant it was just enough to pay off his mortgage!"

'Our 401(k) is now a 201(k).'

Stock market Bull & Bear financial whirlwind.

"They say you're a miracle worker, so I'm wondering if you could part my sea of red ink?"

"J.P. will be joining you by speakerphone."

"You owe us more than your house is worth. One of our depositors will be moving in with you to help even things out."

"... And how long have you had this irrational fear that you'll never get a mortgage?"

Foreclosure

"Murray, I need you to push a little harder on my home sale. I'm starting to get a little under water on my mortgage."

"Son, it’s time we had the ‘your mother and me got fleeced by Wall Street and you’ll have to support us’ talk."

"Never mind our get-rich scheme. We need a keep-our-heads-above-the-water scheme."

'Many of our quick fix solutions are expiring tomorrow, now what?'

"I think a lot of Log Cabin Republicans had their log cabins foreclosed."

"Lately, we've been getting a number of white males in their thirties seeking sanctuary."

'Have you heard the saying 'up the creek without a paddle?' '

Dunloanin...bank manager.

'We made the last payment and we were burning the mortgage to celebrate.'

Tsipras Discus

"It surprised me too - I was told it hung over the Greenbelt."

"He wants us to start paying in cash, in advance."

'Still no bailout for us, sir, but don't give up hope!'

'Oh no! Not another customer looking for a mortgage...'

Garlic Express

Cristina Kirchner

"Bad news I'm afraid - your husband is now clinically bankrupt."

'We'll never own our own cardboard box.'