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FIB - Scams 101
An open Challenge to the United First Financial
Posted By: Calvin
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 7:05 p.m.(pst)
I posted this as a reply buried in one of the threads to "Sue," who so adamantly believes that United First Financial's Money Merge Account product is a powerful mortgage accelerator tool. I thought I would openly extend this to any UFF agent who doesn't believe it is merely a glorified prepayment plan hidden in a HELOC float game that anyone can beat with absolute minimal effort....
I am one of those critics of the UFF scam-ware. I've argued against it on a few finance forums, and I will extend the same challenge to you that we've extended to EVERY salesperson out there... let's play "monopoly." Let's simulate this out in the open for everyone to see. We'll each have the same job, same income, same mortgage amount and terms, same bills, same due dates. I'll use the financial tools at my disposal, namely my brain, my checking account (warning: 6.01%, but heck, I'll play with 5%), and my billpay system. I WILL NOT USE A HELOC. You can use your HELOC (or ALOC or whatever you want to call it) and your fancy schmancy UFF program. We post our money movements for the months on this message board, and double check each other's math (which always seems to be needed with UFF salespeople). The only math needed is non-complicated interest calculations, so no software algorithms are exposed. Only rule I extend to you is that your HELOC must function as actual HELOCs function in the real world (read: interest based on average daily balance), and your rates must be typical of todays rates (HELOC rate > mortgage rate by about 1-2%). I'll even let you FIX the HELOC rate, despite them being variable in the real world.
At the end, we'll see who pays off their mortgage faster. I contend I can beat the UFF hands down without complicated algorithms or intermediate loans (the HELOC). Care to put your reputation where your mouth is and prove once and for all the true power of the MMA? I'm guessing no, for the same reason no other salesman takes it. Why? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK AS WELL AS YOU CLAIM AND YOU KNOW IT. This won't take much time at all.
Any takers?
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