How a loan is created (and why it is immoral)
In today's banking system, the practice of mortgage loan making is immoral, unethical, and ought to be outlawed as fraudulent. In this post I will outline the way a bank makes a loan and why this practice is wrong. Step 1: A property owner decides they want to sell a home for $500,000. Step 2: A prospective buyer wants to buy the home but doesn't have $500,000. Therefore, the prospective buyer is unable to purchase the property. They therefore ask the bank to purchase the property on their behalf with an agreement to purchase the property over time in the form of a mortgage loan. Step 3: The bank creates $500,000 Step 4: The bank gives the cash to the seller in exchange for the title to the property. This is the first sale of the property. Step 5: The bank gives the title to the buyer in exchange for payments made over time, usually 30 years. Until all the payments are made, the bank retains ownership of the title. Once all payments are made, the bank transfers the tit...