Why the banks tanked The banks ability to sell off the mortgages to the secondary market meant they freed up capital so they could make more than...
URL 5 key takeaway Another self-serving right wing opinion. Even says opinion in the url. Finally, if banks didn't think lending to low...
Fourth URL Key Takeaway Nevertheless, Basel I, as the first international instrument assessing the importance of risk in relation to capital,...
Key takeaway from URL 3 Of course Clinton wanted to promote homeownership. It has all sorts of positive consequences. People are motivated to...
2nd URL takeaway You managed to find an article that backs your view. I have one as well but can't post it here because this site tells me I'm...
First URL key takeaway The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the...
I think I'M the smartest guy? You're the one who calls himself JR Ewing, an oil mogul. You project the image of a real estate mogul. You're the...
Lol You continue to not post any facts. Until you do, I will assume my facts to be correct. The government had no policy that everyone...
It proves that the government was not forcing banks to lend to unsound borrowers to promote home ownership. I focused on Fannie and Freddie...
Post the government rules that FORCED you to lend money to unqualified mortgage borrowers or they never existed (which is the case).
Actually that is not how the CPI definition changed. It stopped comparing a apples to apples. So if NY strip prices surged, it said sirloin is a...
Housing crash What rules did Clinton change? Clinton was in office from 1992-2000 anyway. GWBush was in office from 2000-2008. The housing...
Reported inflation understated and reported earnings overstated. Mkts could be in for trouble. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) definition has...
It actually WAS all corporate greed that caused the housing crisis No actually it was all corporate greed. Bankers earned fees for mortgages....
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