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Subprime mortgage crisis

The American subprime mortgage crisis was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010, contributing to the 2008 financial crisis. It led to a severe economic recession, with millions becoming unemployed and many businesses going bankrupt. The U.S. government intervened with a series of measures to stabilize the financial system…

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Subprime mortgage crisis

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Subprime mortgage crisis

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related to External links · 46
Subprime mortgage crisis → April, Archived, Bailout Funds, BBC, Ben Bernanke, Boston University, Chairman Ben Bernanke Lecture, CNN, CNN Bailout Allocations, CNN Scorecard, Crisis, Crisis History Page Archived, December, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission-January, Financial Instability, Frontline, George Washington University March, Government, Graphics PageFederal Reserve-Subprime Mortgage
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Subprime mortgage crisis → Assets Relief ProgramUnited States, Bank, Business, Casino, City, Crisis Inquiry CommissionGreat RecessionInside, Dybvig, First, International GroupBear StearnsCollateralized, Job, Long-Term Capital ManagementMarquette Nat, Minneapolis, Mortgage-backed, National City, National City Corp, Nationalisation, Northern RockOwnership, Omaha Service Corp, PNC, PNC Financial Services
related to January 2007 to March 2008 · 17
Subprime mortgage crisis → As, At, Bear Stearns, By April, February, Financial, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, March, MBS, Mortgage, New Century Financial, Some, The, These, They, US

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easy initial termsinstance ofAn increase in loan incentives0.80text
a long-term trend of rising housing prices had encouraged borrowers to assume risky mortgages in the anticipation that they would be able to quickly refinance at easier termsinstance ofAn increase in loan incentives0.80text
investment banksinstance ofPolicymakers did not recognize the increasingly important role played by financial institutions0.80text
hedge fundsinstance ofPolicymakers did not recognize the increasingly important role played by financial institutions0.80text
also known as the shadow banking systeminstance ofPolicymakers did not recognize the increasingly important role played by financial institutions0.80text
repurchase agreements or reposinstance offinancial institution dependence on unstable sources of short-term funding0.80text
the mortgage-backed securityinstance ofInvestment banks on Wall Street answered this demand with financial innovation0.80text
American International Groupinstance ofInsurance companies0.80text
CDS were unregulated or barely regulatedinstance ofprovided buyers and sellers of the CDS could be found.Derivatives0.80text
CDO'sinstance ofcomplex instruments0.80text
the FCIC argue the mistaken credit ratings stemmed frominstance of523 billion.Critics0.80text
ACORNinstance ofnumerous activist organizations0.80text

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