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    well-being. Two key lessons American families and lending companies were taught from the…

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    2007 Economic Crisis

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    1). Many economists consider the crisis of 2007-2009 to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The housing market crash of 2007 was one of the major significant causes of this financial crisis. Between the period of 1995-1999, the housing market had a slow, but continuous growth. Once the stock market crash in 2000, most shareholders removed their money from stocks and put it into housing. The Federal Reserve endorsed the housing market to help create wealth and to assist in…

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    The 2008 financial crisis has been described as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Most economists agree that the crisis began in 2006, when housing prices began to decline, leading to the collapse of the subprime mortgage market in 2008. The subprime mortgage market had been in place since the 1990s, and lacked regulation. The lack of regulation due to corruption among mortgage securitization companies in the 1990s ultimately led the collapse of the economy 2 decades later.…

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    several options; a subprime rate, ARM, extended loan, and many other options. A subprime mortgage is a type of loan appropriate for individuals with poor credit scores usually below 600, who as a result of their deficient credit ratings wouldn’t be able to qualify for more common conventional mortgages. Subprime borrowers present a higher risk for lenders because of their credit scores and payment history. The subprime mortgage interest change and go far above the prime-lending rate. There…

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    Countrywide wrote so many subprime loans, due to their nature as an apathetic culture (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2013). They demonstrated very little interest to their employees and customers. In fact, they did not care how their employees deceived minorities and low-income borrowers into getting subprime loans, even if they were a high risk of not repaying the loans. Countrywide was willing to substitute good ethical conduct for unethical conduct to maximize their profits, regardless of…

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    The Big Short Story

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    individual outsiders working in the world of finance in Wall Street, New York who predicts that the credits and housing bubble will collapse soon before anyone else does. At that time in the US, banks were lending out mortgages to people who could not afford housing and dealing with high risky lending rates meanwhile, the citizens were not paying back their loans from banks. So these few individuals thought maybe if they beat a large sum of money by betting on the market collapsing they would…

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    2007-2009 Financial Crisis

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    For the growth and prosperity of the economy, strong financial markets and institutions are vital. The faith and trust of the consumers must be maintained by the financial environment. The financial crisis from 2007-2009 affected the livelihood of many Americans. The causes of problems, the impact on financial markets liquidity, and risk management are discussed to gain understanding for the ramifications of the financial crisis. Causes of Problems Overview The financial crisis from…

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    picked up and the housing market had shown some improvement after slumping in 2006. "The housing market has looked a bit more solid, and the worst outcomes have been made less likely," he said. At that point, they didn't realize that losses from subprime…

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    provide, service, and sell mortgage loans. Mortgage loan and after-loan servicing include service such as collections and payment processing. As a leader in the mortgage industry, they provide these products and services to homeowners through prime and subprime mortgage loans and subsequently resell these loans to investors. In 2009, the United States (US) Treasury Department (Treasury) invested (i.e., US taxpayer-based funding) in Countrywide HL under the Treasury’s 2009 Troubled Asset Relief…

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    issue in the United States, and the reasons that cause the collapse actually, there are a lot of reasons. However, there are four significant reasons. The first reason is a financial crisis. The second reason is banking collapse. The third reason is subprime mortgage crisis. The fourth reason is the downfall of the market crisis. The first reason is a financial collapse. In 2008 financial crisis is born on millions of Americans and is one of the most topics in the Presidential campaigns. The…

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