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2008 financial crisis

A major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States took place in 2008. The causes included excessive speculation on property values by both homeowners and financial institutions, leading to the 2000s United States housing bubble. This was exacerbated by predatory lending for subprime mortgages and by deficiencies in regulation. Austrian…

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2008 financial crisis

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2008 financial crisis → Act, Banking, Great RecessionList, IndiaLow-Income Countries Under StressMark-to-market, Keynesian, List, May Day, Private, Special Provisions, United Kingdom, United States, United StatesStock

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financial crisis 2008 mortgage credit 2007 bank banks federal loans market housing 2009 mortgages institutions capital united states assets indymac

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Fannie Maeinstance ofcompounded by the moral hazard created by government-backed entities0.80text
Freddie Macinstance ofcompounded by the moral hazard created by government-backed entities0.80text
investment bankinginstance ofwith higher-risk operations0.80text
proprietary tradinginstance ofwith higher-risk operations0.80text
mortgage-backed securitiesinstance ofMany financial institutions owned investments whose value was based on home mortgages0.80text
or credit derivatives used to insure them against failureinstance ofMany financial institutions owned investments whose value was based on home mortgages0.80text
which declined in value significantlyinstance ofMany financial institutions owned investments whose value was based on home mortgages0.80text
credit default swaps also increased the linkage between large financial institutionsinstance ofDerivatives0.80text
investing in emerging marketsinstance ofsome banks instead spent some of the stimulus money in more profitable areas0.80text
foreign currencies.In July 2010instance ofsome banks instead spent some of the stimulus money in more profitable areas0.80text
the Doddinstance ofsome banks instead spent some of the stimulus money in more profitable areas0.80text
that of Raj Rajaratnaminstance ofincluding high-profile insider trading prosecutions0.80text

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