<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt"><div><span>Paul,</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>I think you lack <span id="misspell-0"><span>imagination</span></span> if cannot see how crafty lawyers and bankers lacking morals can devise ways to manipulate the economically desperate out of their <span id="misspell-1"><span id="misspell-0"><span>assets</span></span></span>. </span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>It is possible to write a legal contract in such a manner that is confusing, intentionally misleading, and hard to understand for someone that is not very educated and experienced in matters of law and financing. These are not loans you and I get. They are presented only to particular people in desperate financial situations who are not in any real position to say no and have little chance of meeting the
<span id="misspell-3"><span>obligations</span></span> of the contract. They are contracts most people would consider highly unethical and <span id="misspell-1"><span>exploiting</span></span> <span id="misspell-4"><span>vulnerable</span></span> people. </span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Donovan Arnold</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span></span> </div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Paul Rumelhart <godshatter@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:02 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Credit <span id="misspell-1" class="mark">Suisse</span> in court to defend loans to resort<br> </font> </div> <br>
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Did Credit <span id="misspell-2" class="mark">Suisse</span> hold a gun to their heads or something?<br>
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If a loan is more than you can repay, don't take out the loan. If
you do take out the loan and you can't repay it, then you can't
exactly blame the bank. Business owners should be doing due
diligence on these loans. If they were somehow sweet-talked into
raising the amount past what they could expect to repay, then they
should take full responsibility for the effects of defaulting on the
loans.<br>
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Imagine what would happen if every business that took out a loan
from the bank could sue the bank in court (with some expectation of
winning the suit) if they couldn't make their payments.<br>
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Paul<br>
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P.S. Removed the long list of <span id="misspell-3" class="mark">CCs</span> on your email. They can
subscribe to the list if they are interested in responses, don't you
think?<br>
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On 01/11/2012 04:38 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
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<div>Why doesn't Tim <span id="misspell-4" class="mark">Blixseth</span> simply knock on Butch Otter's door?
I'm sure the Guv would be more than happy to oblige him.</div>
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<div>Courtesy of <span id="misspell-5" class="mark">KHQ</span> at:</div>
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http://www.khq.com/story/16499438/credit-suisse-in-court-to-defend-loans-to-resorts
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<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; display: block;" class="yiv1049369528"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal;" class="yiv1049369528Apple-style-span"><i><span style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal;" class="yiv1049369528Apple-style-span"><i><span style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal;" class="yiv1049369528Apple-style-span">By
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Montana (AP) - Attorneys for Credit <span id="misspell-7" class="mark">Suisse</span> are due in
court Thursday to defend accusations that the banking
giant arranged hundreds of millions of dollars in
predatory loans with the goal of taking over luxury
resorts in Montana, Idaho, Nevada and the Bahamas.</div>
<div style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;">Plaintiffs
backed by Yellowstone Club founder Tim <span id="misspell-8" class="mark">Blixseth</span> want $8
billion in damages. They claim Credit <span id="misspell-9" class="mark">Suisse</span> conspired
to loan the resorts more than they could repay and then
foreclose on them.</div>
<div style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;">The other
properties were Idaho's Tamarack Resort, Nevada's Lake
<span id="misspell-10" class="mark">Las</span> Vegas and <span id="misspell-11" class="mark">Ginn</span> <span id="misspell-12" class="mark">Sur</span> <span id="misspell-13" class="mark">Mer</span> in the Bahamas.</div>
<div style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;">Credit <span id="misspell-14" class="mark">Suisse</span>
says the lawsuit is without merit and motivated by
<span id="misspell-15" class="mark">Blixseth's</span> desire to divert attention from the
Yellowstone Club's problems. Thursday's hearing is in
U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho.</div>
<div style="margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px;">Real estate
firm <span id="misspell-16" class="mark">Cushman</span> & Wakefield also is a defendant.</div>
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<div><span id="misspell-17" class="mark">Seeya</span> later, Moscow.</div>
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<div>Tom Hansen</div>
<div>Spokane, Washington</div>
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