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Mortgage Mayhem Misses Main Street Lenders -- How Come?

Bill Donius | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Banking, Housing Markets, Mortgages, Subprime Mortgages, Big Banks, Community Banks, Business News
Bill Donius

As a banker this news cycle has been depressing to witness. However, as depressing as it is for me, I can only wonder how dismaying it must be for the average, hard working taxpayer.

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How to Save the Global Financial System

Diane Francis | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Property Crisis, Sec, World Trade Organization, Wall Street Crisis, Global Economy, Stock Exchanges, World War I, Stock Market, Housing Markets, U.S. Real Estate, Market Meltdown, World War II, Business, Housing Crisis, Economy, Federal Reserve, Recession, Lehman Brothers, Henry Paulson, Personal Finance, Business News
Diane Francis

This crisis is not about the failure of capitalism, globalisation or free enterprise. It is about the fact that there are two economies: the financial economy and the "real" economy.

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Lehman Cuts 1,300 Mortgage-Related Jobs

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lehman Layoffs, Credit Crisis, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Lehman Brothers, Lehman, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Housing Markets, Business News

Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH.N) on Thursday said it would stop U.S. wholesale mortgage lending because of a continued slump in cr...

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America's Most Stable Housing Markets

Forbes | Matt Woolsey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Housing Markets, Seattle, Foreclosure, Home Prices, Business News

Nationwide, home prices are falling, sales are sluggish and the number of foreclosures is mounting. Ask any economist and you'll hear that things are ...

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