Tag Archives: Bank Failures

Obama is Finally Listening to Paul Volcker

Barack Obama has unveiled plans to limit the size and scope of our large banks and financial institutions to limit future risk to taxpayers. Banks would not be allowed to act has hedge funds and take excessive risks or engage … Continue reading

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8 Keys to the Housing Market in 2010

Here are 8 keys to the housing market in 2010. 1. Shadow Inventory of Foreclosures: Will it be a tsunami or a trickle? Beginning with the first of the moratoria in August of 2008, banks simply have not been foreclosing … Continue reading

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Strategic Default and the Foreclosure Crisis Video

Posted in Best Of The Storm, Everything About Foreclosures, Home Economics | Tagged Bailouts, Bank Failures, Foreclosures, Loan Modifications, Strategic Defaults | Leave a comment

The Worst Case Scenario

As governments around the globe try and spend their way out of The Great Recession, inquiring minds are wondering: what if it doesn’t work? What is the worst case scenario? French Bank Société Générale tells it’s clients what that worst … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Warren on Saving the Top

Elizabeth Warren was on Joe Scarborough’s show, talking about how our Government has bailed out the top…the corporations and the wealthy…while leaving us regular folks to struggle. “Let’s face it,” Warren said, “This is sort of how we went about … Continue reading

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