Freddie Mac announced again that they would not evict people from their homes during the holiday season, which is something that they have been putting into practice for three years in a row. Freddie Mac isn’t the only one that is halting its evictions though, because Fannie Mae is jumping right in as well.
I think that this was one of the best things they could do, because times are hard enough and the holidays have made many people feel worse. Depending upon what holiday you will celebrating, you may be having a hard time with the holiday season. Perhaps it isn’t even a material thing and you lost a loved one, and that is plenty hard enough. Let’s look at the reality at what is happening right now too, and put a spin on this situation. Let’s say you just lost your spouse, and your mortgage payments are behind and you have already gotten your foreclosure notice. Not only are you in a bad place in life, but now you have been given more bad news which makes things harder. You now have to either find another place to live or sleep on the street. This is hard stuff, the stuff that right now I don’t have to worry about. No matter how bad I think I have it, I am still better off than many others in this country right now.
Many times, we also pass by someone without giving much thought to what might be going on in their world. I am here to tell you that I can’t stop thinking about the bum on the street with no place to go. Maybe he lost his job, and his wife left him and his home went into foreclosure and now he is on the street. This when I say “thanks be to God”. Freddie Mac can’t save the world, but it’s time than many more organizations follow their example in 2010 and the years to come.
-Mayer Dallal
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