Mark Zandi

Republican Truth and Real Truth: GSEs and the Housing Bubble

David Coates | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Robert Kuttner, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Fannie Mae, Joe Nocera, Newt Gingrich, Gses, Mark Zandi, Freddie Mac, Community Reinvestment Act, Countrywide Financial, Republican Presidential Primary, Housing Bubble, Rick Sanorum, Morgenson-Rosner, Wallison, Politics News

The main rewrite now underway in their twice-weekly televised clashes is a rewrite on housing finance.

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Foreclosure Filings Fell Steeply In 2011, Little Consolation For Struggling Homeowners

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Video, Housing Market, Mark Zandi, Housing, Diane Thompson, Economy, Realtytrac Foreclosures, Jared Bernstein, Foreclosure, Housing Crisis, Realtytrac, Dean Baker, Business News

Foreclosure filings fell dramatically last year, according to a report released Thursday. Several prominent economists said the news was a sign that t...

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Why States Are Failing At Food Stamp Programs

Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Erin Sullivan Sutton, Felipe Fuentes, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Mark Zandi, David Super, Food Stamps, Snap, President Obama, Impact News

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- California and Colorado are among cash-strapped states leaving billions of dollars on the table in federal food aid that could f...

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Jay Carney: Economists Didn't Know How Bad The Recession Would Get

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Jay Carney, James Galbraith, Stimulus, Congressional Budget Office, Recession, Barack Obama, Douglas Elmendorf, Video, Mark Zandi, Economic Stimulus Package, Martin Feldstein, Great Recession, Economists, Paul Krugman, Dean Baker, Great Depression, Business News

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney made a surprising assertion on MSNBC Wednesday, saying that in early 2009, as Barack Obama was taking office, t...

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Long-Term Unemployment Makes Working A Dim Memory For Many

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Congress, Mark Zandi, Video, Unemployment, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Moody's Analytics, Great Recession, Labor Department, Unemployment Benefits, Standard & Poor's, Jobs, Jobless, Great Depression, Business News

WASHINGTON — For more Americans, being out of work has become a semi-permanent condition. Nearly one-third of the unemployed – nearly 4.5...

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Starbucks To Collect Donations To Spur U.S. Job Creation

AP | By SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Howard Schultz, U.S. Job Growth, Video, Small Business, Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Opportunity Finance Network, Upwardspiral2011.Org., Loans, Starbucks Corp., "Jobs for USA", Job Creation, Business News

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Starbucks hopes customers will be willing to pay at least $5 more when they stop in for their morning cup of Joe. Starting Nov. 1, ...

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Three Things Obama's Jobs Program Needs

The New Republic | Jonathan Cohn | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Congress, President Obama, The New Republic, Jobs, Obama Administration, Recovery Act, Infrastructure, Bush Administration, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, Economic Policy Institute, Labor Day, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Jonathan Cohn, Job Creation, Business News

President Obama’s plan to give a major economic speech after Labor Day means that, finally, Washington is going to have a serious conversation about...

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In The End, Fed's Bond-Buying Likely Helped Economy

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Mark Zandi, Qe2, Bond Buying, Federal Policies, Bond Purchases, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Stimulus, Treasury Bonds, Business News

WASHINGTON — It would drop interest rates and lift stock prices. It would ignite inflation. It was useless. Opinions of the Federal Reserve's p...

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The Grand Charade

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Vat, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, General Electric Taxes, Corporate America, Globalization, Jobs, Off-Shoring, Paul Krugman, GE Profits, Job Creation, Trade War, Politics News

Don't give us a long-term plan for future Congresses to pay the debt. Start paying it. Cut out the politics and replace the corporate tax with a 6% VAT. Cut spending and start paying for government.

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Tax Breaks For Rich Exceed Value Of Budget Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Deficit, Mark Zandi, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Federal Budget Deficit, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Obama Fiscal Policy, Budget Cuts, Budget Negotiations, Economic Crisis, Business News, Obama Budget, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Fiscal Policy, Business News

NEW YORK -- Today, as Americans submit their tax returns, the wealthiest earners will each reap hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax savings. As...

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Oil Prices 'Doing Significant Damage' To U.S. Economy, Moody's Says

AP | PAUL WISEMAN | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Exxon Mobil, Imports, Per Barrel, Haliburton, Federal Reserve, Exports, Oil Prices, Aaa Daily Fuel Gauge, Oil Economy, Mark Zandi, US Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON — Just when companies have finally stepped up hiring, rising oil prices are threatening to halt the U.S. economy's gains. Some econo...

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Three Fatal Republican Mistakes That Could Spell Their Defeat Next November

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin Legislature, Mark Zandi, Budget Bills. Scott Walker, Economic Recovery, Unions, Politics News

Republicans have forgotten the fundamental truth that it is much more difficult to take something away from people that they already have, than to prevent them from getting something for which they aspire.

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When Cities Struggle, Workers Punished -- But Bondholders Spared

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Counties, Municipal Bonds, Workers, Economic Crisis, Government Bonds, Layoffs, Mark Zandi, David Kotok, Municipal Bond Default, James Spiotto, State and Local Government, Business News, Cities, Business News

NEW YORK -- As cities across the nation struggle to balance their budgets, a chorus of experts has told investors to take cover. Economists, analys...

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Eric Cantor Dismisses Report That GOP Plan Would Cause Job Loss

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Federal Workers, Job Loss, John Boehner, House GOP, Cr, Government Spending, Government Funding, Government Shutdown, Economic Growth, Peter Roskam, Government Employees, House Republicans, Eric Cantor, Deficit, Government Workers, Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Unemployment, Funding Cuts, Spending Cuts, Continuing Resolution, Government Jobs, Republicans, Federal Employees, 2011 Government Shutdown, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) dismissed a question about the possibility of the lower chamber's spending bill kill...

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Oil Shoots Higher On Libya Protests As Investors Fear 'Nightmare'

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Libya $5 Per Gallon Gas, Economic Crisis, Brent-Crude, Libya, Mark Zandi, Libya-Unrest, Egypt, Middle East, Libya and $5 Per Gallon Gas, Saudi Arabia, Oil Prices, Business News, Libya Protests, Business News

This post has been updated. NEW YORK -- As violence escalates in Libya and diplomatic support for ruler Moammar Gadhafi erodes, markets worldwide are...

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Middle East Unrest Could Be 'Exceedingly Dangerous' For The Global Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Mark Zandi, Commodities, Middle East, Egypt, Cotton, Economic Crisis, Business News, Oil Prices, Business News

With the crisis in Egypt showing little sign of abating, its effect on trade increasingly poses a threat to the global economic recovery. The prices ...

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How The Foreclosure Mess Could Hurt The Recovery

The Huffington Post | Abby Wendle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing Market, Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Phyllis Caldwell, Fixed-Rate Mortgages, Foreclosure, Homeownership Preservation Office, Congressional Oversight Panel, Foreclosure Fraud, Business News

Hopes for economic improvement this year are being threatened by the lingering mess of unresolved foreclosures. Alleged foreclosure fraud committed...

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Economists, Analysts Predict How The Average American Will Fare In 2011

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy and Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Muni Debt Crisis, Edward Harrison, Job Market, Eurozone, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, Stock Prices 2011, Unemployment Rate, Economy 2011, Economic Predictions 2011, Economic Predictions, Bank of America, Glenn Hubbard, Jobs, Chris Whalen, Dean Baker, Business News

We all remember the worst of 2010: high unemployment, an ongoing foreclosure crisis and megabanks, whose legally dubious practices in foreclosing on m...

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5 Steps to Getting Quoted in the Media

Dorie Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quotes, Reporters, Newspapers, Media, Pundit, Pundits, Reporter, Journalism, James Carville, Mark Zandi, Paul Krugman, Boston Globe, Media News

Why do the same people get quoted by reporters all the time? Laziness, for starters. The good news? Once you break into their speed-dial, the "herd mentality" will take over.

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Leading Economists: Tax Cut Deal Not Most Effective Way Of Creating Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tax Cut Deal, Obama Bush Tax Cuts, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, Gdp, Unemployment Rate, Economic Crisis, Tax Cuts, Business News, Jobs, Job Creation, Bush Tax Cuts, Moody's, Business News

The new tax cut deal in Washington would curb unemployment at a far higher cost than if the government were to create jobs directly, according to an a...

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Some Top Democrats May Be Rethinking Tax Hike On The Rich

washingtonpost.com | Lori Montgomery | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rich Tax Cuts, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, Federal Deficit, Rich Consumer Spending, Economy, Obama Tax Cuts, Tax Hikes, Bush Tax Cuts, Business News

The Bush tax cuts are set to expire in December. Republicans are pushing to extend them all, while President Obama has forcefully argued that the coun...

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The New Normal in Manufacturing and Housing

Barry D. Wood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Normal, Mark Zandi, Uaw, Detroit, Jamie Dimon, Foreclosure, Auto Industry, Housing Crisis, Pontiac, Mi, Business News

Unemployment in Pontiac, Michigan is at 30 percent. And if housing needs to lead us out of the recession, the hard times will be with us quite a while longer. Welcome to the new normal in manufacturing and housing.

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Foreclosure Freeze Could Prolong Housing Slump For Years

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Real Estate Market, Housing Market, Foreclosure Crisis, Mark Zandi, Housing Prices, Foreclosure Delays, Foreclosure Moratorium, Obama Foreclosure Freeze 2010, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Bank of America, Business News

NEW YORK (By MICHELLE CONLIN, AP) -- Karl Case, the co-creator of a widely watched housing market index, was upbeat three weeks ago. Mulling the econo...

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Who Will Replace Larry Summers? The Possible Candidates To Head White House Economic Team (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Larry Summers Replacements, Lawrence Summers, Mark Zandi, Ann Mulcahy, Gary Gensler, Rebecca Blank, Ann Fudge, Urusual Burns, Richard Parsons, Gene Sperling, Jeffrey Immelt, Business News

As pundits produce unofficial lists of candidates to replace top White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers -- who will leave the White House to re...

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Republicans Call For Extending Bush Tax Cuts, Fault Stimulus For Country's Economic Condition

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stimulus Package, Mark Zandi, John McCain, Unemployment, Economy, Jobs, Lindsey Graham, David Plouffe, Video, Politics News

A top issue on the Sunday morning talk shows was the Obama administration's record on jobs, with Republicans hitting the stimulus and calling for an e...

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