It is no exaggeration to say that since the 1980s, much of the financial sector has become criminalized, creating an industry culture that tolerates or even encourages systematic fraud. The behavior that caused the mortgage bubble and financial crisis was a natural outcome and continuation of this pattern, rather than some kind of economic accident. It is important to understand that this ...
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Charles Ferguson: How Financial Criminalization Crashed the Economy, and the Culprits Got Off Scot-Free
Posted by mortgage 10 hours ago (Editorial)
Slow but steady grows the Florida economy
Posted by mortgage 6 days ago (Editorial)
The recession and the subprime mortgage crisis hit Florida with hurricane force, leaving a wake of home foreclosures and more than 10 percent unemployment at its peak. Four years later, the state still works hard to build back its economic strength.
Mortgage Rate Above 4% as Economy Improves
Posted by mortgage 62 days ago (Editorial)
Mortgage rates again moved higher over the past week amid signs the state of the U.S. economy is improving, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates.
HSH.com Weekly Mortgage Rate Radar: Solidifying Economy Firms Mortgage Rates
Posted by mortgage 63 days ago (Editorial)
HSH.com releases its latest Weekly Mortgage Rate Radar showing a rise in mortgage rates from the previous week. The Weekly Mortgage Rate Radar reports the average rates and points offered by lenders for the two most popular types of mortgages, the conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and the conforming 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). Average rates for both increased during the week ending .
US economy likely to push NZ mortgage rates up
Posted by mortgage 64 days ago (Editorial)
New Zealand's longer-term fixed mortgage rates are tipped to start rising as local banks find their wholesale funding costs going up amid an improving US economic outlook.
Mortgage Rates Bloom This Week Despite Fed's Gloom On Economy
Posted by mortgage 116 days ago (Editorial)
Mortgage rates inched up this week, despite the Fed's latest efforts to hold rates low. Some experts worry that as investors gain confidence in the economy, rates may keep climbing. Others say there's still plenty of bad economic news to keep rates at
HSH.com Weekly Mortgage Rate Radar: Rates Firm Slightly As Economy Warms
Posted by mortgage 119 days ago (Editorial)
HSH.com releases its latest Weekly Mortgage Rate Radar showing a mild increase in mortgage rates from the previous week. The Weekly Mortgage Rate Radar reports the average rates and points offered by lenders for the two most popular types of mortgages, the conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and the conforming 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). Average rates for both types of loans rose ...
First Person: Lower Mortgage Rates Won?t Help the Economy or Your Wallet
Posted by mortgage 195 days ago (Editorial)
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