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The Neediest Get Hurt The Most In Mortgage Crisis

by Charles Feldman | July 23, 2008

Here are some mighty strong words: “The subprime lending debacle has caused the greatest loss of wealth to people of color in modern U.S. history.” That is the conclusion of the lead author of a new report by United for a Fair Economy, Amaad Rivera, as quoted in an excellent article in [...]

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How Failures from the Maestro, Alan Greenspan, Lead to the Mortgage Crisis

by Joshua Dorkin | September 14, 2007

According to the man who has been touted as the greatest central banker we’ve ever had, Alan Greenspan revealed yesterday that he dropped the ball during the birth of the Sub-Prime Mess. According to Greenspan in a 60 Minutes interview, “While I was aware a lot of these practices were going on, I had [...]

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Lenders Taking Steps to Improve Image Problems

by Joshua Dorkin | December 9, 2006

In an attempt to improve their image problems (Note: all lenders have image problems thanks to a little thing called the real estate bubble), Wells Fargo has implemented a program that actually benefits consumers! They have targeted the sub-prime lending market, which has been a source of increased concern for consumer groups and now, [...]

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