U.S. Soldier Fights To Keep Home While In Iraq

[Greylyn58]

Wife Says Bank Threatens To Foreclose On Sergeant's House, Sell Belongings

UPDATED: 9:29 am EST March 1, 2005

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. -- A Kansas soldier who is on active duty in Iraq is also fighting for his home.

A bank is trying to foreclose on Sgt. Steve Welter's house in Osawatomie, which is illegal. It is a violation of a 64-year-old federal law to foreclose on a soldier's property while he or she is at war.

Welter has been fighting in Iraq since September. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is threatening to foreclose on the house where his wife and three children live.

"And he's fighting in a war. And yet an American company is trying to take our home," said Keira Welter, Steve's wife.

...snip


Isn't this a wonderful country. We send men and women off to war and then try to kick their families out of their homes.

Geez!!

link: http://www.wsoctv.com/family/4241413/detail.html

[Mari333]

1. Wells Fargo ..my Republican brother works for them

Hes as gung ho as they come about the war, (until I mentioned to him he needs to enlist, then he balked)
Hypocrites.They talk about supporting the troops, then violate the law and throw their families out on the streets.
Bastards.

[pauliedee]

15. John Kerry "Military Family Bill of Rights" Bill addresses this

John Kerry has a Military Family Bill of Rights, which sets policies to meet the needs of military families. He is also calling to increase the size of our military by 40,000 troops (not for Iraq). Investing in military families isn't just compassionate - it's a smart investment in our national security. The Military Family Bill of Rights would:

1. Expand TRICARE to all Guard and Reserve members, whether mobilized or not. Members failing physicals impacts combat readiness, yet as many as one in five do not have health insurance.

2. Allow widows to stay in military housing for one year. For those with children, the current policy of 180 days can mean changing schools in the course of a year.

3. Establish a Military Family Relief Fund. Just as we let Americans donate a few dollars to finance presidential elections on their tax forms, they should be able to thank our troops.

4. Allow penalty-free withdrawals from Individual Retirement Accounts for deployment-related expenses, like increased child care.

5. Offer a tax credit to small businesses that make up the difference between Reserve and National Guard members' civilian and military pay.

6. Expand post-traumatic stress disorder programs and require more outreach. As many as one in six soldiers returning from Iraq show symptoms of PTSD, yet barely half of all VA medical centers have treatment facilities.

7. Increase the military death benefit. Last year I proposed increasing the benefit so that, combined with the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance, the families of those who die in military service would receive $500,000. No one can put a price on a life, but the current $12,000 is insulting. The president recently embraced a formula to reach $500,000 but limited it to deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. Congress should embrace the broader benefit for all troops, regardless of where they die, and act immediately to make it law.

Please give feedback.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. I'll bet most of that bank's empoyees have yellow magnets. nt

[atreides1]

3. I'll Bet

The manager of the bank and some of the bank employees even have "I Support The Troops", magnets on their cars.

Kind of pathetic isn't it?

[meganmonkey]

4. Fucking bastards

These capitalist whores are making me sick. Like this woman doesn't have enough to worry about with kids and a hubby in war. None of them should have think about shit like this. :mad:

Hot damn, I have a potty mouth today!

[pauliedee]

16. See Kerry's Military Family Bill of Rights

John Kerry has a Military Family Bill of Rights, which sets policies to meet the needs of military families. He is also calling to increase the size of our military by 40,000 troops (not for Iraq). Investing in military families isn't just compassionate - it's a smart investment in our national security. The Military Family Bill of Rights would:

1. Expand TRICARE to all Guard and Reserve members, whether mobilized or not. Members failing physicals impacts combat readiness, yet as many as one in five do not have health insurance.

2. Allow widows to stay in military housing for one year. For those with children, the current policy of 180 days can mean changing schools in the course of a year.

3. Establish a Military Family Relief Fund. Just as we let Americans donate a few dollars to finance presidential elections on their tax forms, they should be able to thank our troops.

4. Allow penalty-free withdrawals from Individual Retirement Accounts for deployment-related expenses, like increased child care.

5. Offer a tax credit to small businesses that make up the difference between Reserve and National Guard members' civilian and military pay.

6. Expand post-traumatic stress disorder programs and require more outreach. As many as one in six soldiers returning from Iraq show symptoms of PTSD, yet barely half of all VA medical centers have treatment facilities.

7. Increase the military death benefit. Last year I proposed increasing the benefit so that, combined with the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance, the families of those who die in military service would receive $500,000. No one can put a price on a life, but the current $12,000 is insulting. The president recently embraced a formula to reach $500,000 but limited it to deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. Congress should embrace the broader benefit for all troops, regardless of where they die, and act immediately to make it law.

Please give feedback.

[Squatch]

5. Now wait a minute...why can't he pay for the mortgage?

[WildClarySage]

6. Says in the article that his income

as a soldier is lower than his previous salary as a firefighter. It doesn't say if he is Army National Guard? but I would assume so from the article.

[Squatch]

7. Yeah, that pretty much sucks.

[AnneD]

13. Didn't read article yet but....

I know from the school of hard knocks (as a former USAR) that you usually earn less as Reservist, loose your co health care, disability, etc and they don't HAVE to give you your same job back, just something comparable. So who covers you while you are in harms way...why Uncle Sam of course, and we all know how well they cover Reservist's and their health care needs after they are off active duty. It is a screw job all the way around. Just wish I could talk sense into these guys going into the Reserves and National Guard. You get hosed, blowed and God knows......

[pauliedee]

17. Read Kerry's Military Family Bill of Rights

John Kerry has a Military Family Bill of Rights, which sets policies to meet the needs of military families. He is also calling to increase the size of our military by 40,000 troops (not for Iraq). Investing in military families isn't just compassionate - it's a smart investment in our national security. The Military Family Bill of Rights would:

1. Expand TRICARE to all Guard and Reserve members, whether mobilized or not. Members failing physicals impacts combat readiness, yet as many as one in five do not have health insurance.

2. Allow widows to stay in military housing for one year. For those with children, the current policy of 180 days can mean changing schools in the course of a year.

3. Establish a Military Family Relief Fund. Just as we let Americans donate a few dollars to finance presidential elections on their tax forms, they should be able to thank our troops.

4. Allow penalty-free withdrawals from Individual Retirement Accounts for deployment-related expenses, like increased child care.

5. Offer a tax credit to small businesses that make up the difference between Reserve and National Guard members' civilian and military pay.

6. Expand post-traumatic stress disorder programs and require more outreach. As many as one in six soldiers returning from Iraq show symptoms of PTSD, yet barely half of all VA medical centers have treatment facilities.

7. Increase the military death benefit. Last year I proposed increasing the benefit so that, combined with the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance, the families of those who die in military service would receive $500,000. No one can put a price on a life, but the current $12,000 is insulting. The president recently embraced a formula to reach $500,000 but limited it to deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. Congress should embrace the broader benefit for all troops, regardless of where they die, and act immediately to make it law.

Please give feedback.

[pauliedee]

18. Kerry's Military Bill of Rights offers Tax Credit

John Kerry has a Military Family Bill of Rights, which sets policies to meet the needs of military families. In it, the Military Family Bill of Rights would:

Offer a tax credit to small businesses (In this case the Fire Dept)that make up the difference between a soldier's civilian and military pay.

Please confirm or give feedback.

[dbt]

8. Kick for the true colors of the bu$h regime

Lizard Yellow.

[rocktivity]

9. Here's what Well's Fargo says

"We are working directly with the customer to resolve any issues that have affected their situtation. Based on information we have received in the last two week, we believe the situation has been resolved."

What issue? He's a soldier, he's on active duty. YOU BROKE THE LAW, ASSHOLES! The soldier sent Wells Fargo paperwork saying he'd been called up in AUGUST--are they denying they got it?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Roland99]

10. Why doesn't Keira Welter tell them to stop calling?

By law, if she tells them to stop calling and only correspond via written letter, any future phone calls put Wells Fargo in further violation of federal law ($1,000 per incident)

[Greylyn58]

11. It's possible she doesn't

know about that. Someone should have told her that by now. Unless they don't want her to know. :tinfoilhat:

:shrug:

[Roland99]

19. It's something that should be taught in high schools, imo.

Get kids off to a proper start in their credit lives.

[Toots]

12. Well technically we aren't really at war

For the law to be effective Congress would have had to declare war. That did not happen. We are engaged in a conflict and that is not covered under the law mentioned. I am not saying the bank is right in what they are doing but they don't really appear to be breaking any law. Hey this guy is most likely a Republican. This is what Republicans thrive on. GREED. No sense of compassion at all. IMHO it is Karma.

[0007]

14. ....and the repukes wonder why folks hate junior!

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[Career Prole]

21. You'd need to get your nose out of Limbaugh to know. n/t

[0007]

24. It wasn't up Bill O'lielly ass

[Karenina]

22. At SOME POINT

those being UNWILLINGLY sodomized on EVERY LEVEL by *corp will decide the pain is unbearable.

[cal04]

23. If anyone wants to email Wells Fargo

Do let Wells Fargo know how you feel about this.

https://www.wellsfargo.com/contactus.jhtml