Too big to fail. It's a phrase heard often in the wake of the nation's most recent recession - a downturn that saw many U.S. banks falter and collapse under the weight of subprime mortgage loan defaults.
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Debate continues on fate of Fannie and Freddie
Posted by mortgage 10 days ago (Editorial)
Much heat, little light on housing in Florida debate
Posted by mortgage 117 days ago (Editorial)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans presidential candidates have taken a hands-off policy on the U.S. housing crisis. At a debate on Thursday in Florida, it devolved into finger pointing. A question about the government's involvement in the mortgage market prompted a fierce exchange between front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich about who had closer ties to the troubled housing
The Caucus: Michigan Debate Fact Check
Posted by mortgage 195 days ago (Editorial)
Times reporters examine statements from candidates in the Republican field on the economy during the debate in Rochester, Mich.
A Taxing Debate: The Mortgage-Interest Deduction
Posted by mortgage 218 days ago (Editorial)
The mortgage-interest deduction may be your favorite tax break, but be aware that it has some impressive enemies. The fiscal commissions of two different Presidents proposed eliminating it, first in 2005 and then in 2010. There's also a steady stream of research from such places as the London School of Economics and the Brookings Institution arguing that the deduction doesn't boost homeownership
Mortgage interest deduction focus of debt debate
Posted by mortgage 262 days ago (Editorial)
Ending tax breaks for oil, corporate jets and hedge fund managers is nearly every Democrat's favorite way to reduce the federal debt. But one of the biggest tax breaks of all is heavily skewed to wealthy residents of...
Debt ceiling debate doesn't affect mortgage rates
Posted by mortgage 295 days ago (Editorial)
Fixed mortgage rates were mostly unchanged last week as credit markets showed little reaction to Washington's impasse over raising the federal government's borrowing limit.
Debt Debate Jolts Mortgages
Posted by mortgage 298 days ago (Editorial)
Mortgage rates inched up this week as investors were spooked by political gridlock over how to raise the national debt ceiling and cut the deficit. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 6 basis points this week, to 4.74 percent, according to the
Mortgage Rates Shrug Off Debt Debate
Posted by mortgage 299 days ago (Editorial)
Mortgage rates have been largely unchanged this week, despite uncertainty in financial markets about a possible U.S. debt default that could send interest rates of all kinds soaring.
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