10 years after the global financial crisis, are we any safer?
On Sept. 15, 2008, Elizabeth Rose, a specialist with Lehman Brothers MarketMakers, worked her post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Foreclosure News
On Sept. 15, 2008, Elizabeth Rose, a specialist with Lehman Brothers MarketMakers, worked her post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Foreclosure News
Keri Weishaar lives in a spacious, four-bedroom house near Tampa, Fla., thanks to the easy financing that prevailed during last decade's housing boom. “It was basically nothing to get into this house,” said Weishaar, 48, who bought the house in the spring of 2003 after obtaining a no-money down, adjustable-rate mortgage. Foreclosure News
Keri Weishaar lives in a spacious, four-bedroom house near Tampa, Florida, thanks to the easy financing that prevailed during last decade's housing boom. “It was basically nothing to get into this house,” said Weishaar, 48, who bought the house in the spring of 2003 after obtaining a no-money down, adjustable-rate mortgage. Foreclosure News
Mortgages are safer now than they were 10 years ago. That's the main effect the 2008-09 financial crisis has had on the mortgage market. Foreclosure News
Keri Weishaar lives in a spacious, four-bedroom house near Tampa, Florida, thanks to the easy financing that prevailed during last decade's housing boom. “It was basically nothing to get into this house,” said Weishaar, 48, who bought the house in the spring of 2003 after obtaining a no-money down, adjustable-rate mortgage. Foreclosure News
In this Sept. 17, 2008, file photo trader Christopher Crotty rubs his eyes as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Foreclosure News
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was founded by Congress in 2011 to protect consumers. Duh, its mission is in the name. Foreclosure News