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• How Did Paul Krugman Get It So Wrong? (Nobel Laureate Missed the Fannie and Freddie Debacle)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  In July 2008 Nobel laureate Paul Krugman wrote that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) "didnt do any subprime lending, because they cant: the definition of a subprime loan is precisely a loan that doesnt meet the requirement, imposed by law, that Fannie and Freddie buy only mortgages issued to borrowers who made ...
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• Poll shows one-quarter of world disenchanted with capitalism

  
  Laigle's Forum — Authority: 113
  BBC survey shows world disenchanted with capitalism By Don Hank Soon after last year’s disastrous bank crash, liberals and RINOs were quick to infer, from evidence to which only they seemed to be privy, that the capitalist system was flawed and needed regulation. Even conservatives seemed confused. Oddly, no one ...
  15 hours ago

• The Great Foreclosure Robbery Of The 21st Century

  
  Disinformation — Authority: 573
  By Robert Singer The Center for Responsible Lending estimates that there have now been 1,000,000 foreclosures filed so far in 2009 and the group expects the foreclosure number to double before the end of the year. U.S. Home Vacancies Hit 18.7 Million on Bank Seizures (Update2) [1] Thanks to our controlled and ...
  18 hours ago

• Quest for 1 Million Google Searches – Slow Weekend in November

  
  Subprime Blogger — Authority: 594
  The staff of Subprime Blogger took the weekend off and the numbers reflected that.  We saw a very slow weekend but it was to be expected.  This week we are going to do our best to stay on top of news and provide you interesting content.  We are a little bit backed up early this morning but we are sure to catch up ...
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• How a bank might undo your tracker mortgage

  
  Irish Mortgage Brokers Blog — Authority: 124
  ‘I have a tracker mortgage so I don’t care’ a man recently said to me when I was talking about the near definite increase in margins that we will start to see in mortgages as lenders seek margin and reprice risk. It was almost said in a smug manner, a kind of ‘yeah, times are hard but I have my tracker ...
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• Banks Commercial Loan "Nightmare" and Other Web Notes

  
  The D & O Diary — Authority: 466
  The onslaught of bank closures continues. The FDIC’s closure of five more banks this past Friday night brings the 2009 YTD total number of bank failures to 120 – including twenty-one in just the last three weeks alone. There are a variety of reasons for the growing number of bank failures, but clearly one ...
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• Madoff’s Prosecutor Is Joining Cleary Firm

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The acting U.S. attorney for Manhattan stepped down when the Senate confirmed President Obama’s nominee for the post, Preet Bharara.
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• Breakingviews.com: Wells Fargo’s Big Dilemma

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The chief executive of Wells Fargo might have a hard time of paying back the Troubled Asset Relief Program investment while avoiding damage to his shareholders.
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• As Downturn Eases, India’s Leader Forecasts Growth

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged Sunday to spend more on health care and education and make it easier for foreign investors to take part in India’s $1.2 trillion economy.
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• At Ruby Tuesday, Casual Dining Dons a Blazer

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  When people start to dine out again, Sandy Beall wants them to find his chain, Ruby Tuesday, transformed.
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• Britain and U.S. Clash at G-20 on Tax to Insure Against Crises

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Gordon Brown of Britain told G-20 finance ministers that the world needed a system to force banks, not taxpayers, to cover future bailouts.
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• Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss – Yahoo! Finance

  
  Right Voices — Authority: 124
  Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss – Yahoo! Finance . NEW YORK (Reuters) – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE – News ; NYSE: FRE – News ), the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support ...
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• Send Sigrid Rausing to speak to the Basel Committee

  
  Tea with FT — Authority: 122
  Sir your Life & Arts section carries an interview of Sigrid Rausing by Isabel Berwick, “Discreet charm of the super-rich”, November 7. In it Rausing declares “Risk avoidance is the real risk” and thereby proves herself to be a more worthy financial regulator that all those whose misguided risk avoidance ...
  3 days ago

• Subprime Mortgage Refinance

  
  Mortgage-Blog — Authority: 152
  Subprime mortgage refinancing is an option available to homeowners with bad credit, or who are facing a bad mortgage problem. Homeowners refinance with a subprime mortgage lender when options are not available to them through traditional mortgage lenders or banks. Subprime mortgage lenders are extremely popular these ...
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• AEI Subprime VI: Q&A

  
  Housing Doom — Authority: 502
  Well I think at some point we’re going to have a government in power that’s going to make a choice between the American people and our creditors, who are predominantly foreign. And I think that choice will involve letting the dollar depreciate. I don’t think we’ll ever actually repudiate our debts, as long as ...
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• Op-Ed Columnist: Obama’s to Fix

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Charles M. Blow
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• Consumer Borrowing Falls Sharply

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The Federal Reserve said borrowing fell $14.8 billion, the biggest decline since July.
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• Fannie Mae Offers Homeowners Facing Foreclosure An “Opportunity” To Rent Not Own?

  
  Reed's Bankruptcy Blog — Authority: 140
  According to an article in the Star-Telegram, Fannie Mae is offering homeowners facing foreclosure the option of leasing their home instead of going through the foreclosure process.The article said:“The government-controlled company, through its new “Deed for Lease” program, will allow borrowers to transfer ...
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• Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Howard L. Michaels

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Howard L. Michaels
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