The horsies and AAOC members were facing "The Standing Order" from Walrath, and Equitable Dissallowance.
They were faced with losing everything! Did MW, a Marine Corp vet, roll over to spite his own solo investment in Commons, when he had the AAOC over a barrel? No way!
Heck, 75/25 on any WMI BK#2 assets, could very well mean a return well above par for preferreds, and not much for commons. But this is just Bk#2 residue.
And in BK#1, filed first before WMI, with ZERO creditors or debt to control, everything residual from WMIIC goes to commons.........following traditional APR.
Bob, you've been here a long time, remember how many commons were bought in the very last trading days. Millions! And we all collectively said "What tha heck?" Now I know why.