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Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey
The Associated Press
Hyman Minsky Superstar! Second Edition. Mr. Dudley joins the Post-Keynesians
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Unsurprisingly, new variables were included, such as home prices, auto loan and jumbo mortgage interest rates. This study, Financial Conditions Indexes: 'A
Report From Europe: Mergers and Acquisitions Lead the Way
Seeking Alpha (blog)
The underlying numbers were not as negative but today, when all else is focused on the bad numbers, not much attention is paid to the intricate details.
There's Trouble Brewing in Bedford Falls
Huffington Post (blog)
This time he has Chicago's local school councils in his crosshairs. He's hoping to strip duly-elected LSCs of the little bit of power they currently possess
Credit Repair Scam Artists Thriving in Bad Economic Times
Credit Loan (blog)
After all, auto and home lenders rely heavily on your FICO scores today to determine not only if you get a loan but how much you'll pay for it.
Crony Capitalism, Political Activism, Market Bubbles, and Bailouts
Intellectual Conservative
Soon enough lenders across the financial industry began chasing borrowers with poor credit with abandon. These loans were then pooled into mortgage-backed
Obama's Financial Hope and Change: Free Money for Wall Street
Big Government (blog)
To meet such an end, the Fed increased the size of its balance sheet through purchases of securities and real-estate loans from the banks, and decreased the
Will bank stocks soar or dive this year?
Richmond Times Dispatch
Many bank-stock investors are avoiding those overly dependent on credit cards, mortgages or auto lending. Traits of different banks have become more evident
Don't Break the Banks
Reason Online
How will auto loans and home mortgages be financed?" And the more banks that are handicapped, the less credit there will be flowing into the marketplace.
The Handout President
Big Government (blog)
We expect that low mortgage rates, relatively high affordability and the homebuyer tax credit will help continue to fuel the recovery.