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What goes up - [27 Dec 2008]
This book is of particular interest as I am a Mortgage Trader at a regional investment banking firm. My business was terrible from 20004-2007 as virtually every loan that was made was securitized. There were no portfolio lenders for me to manage their...
firm. My business was terrible from 20004-2007 as virtually every loan that was made was...
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Reads like a work of fiction, but it's all true - [04 Dec 2008]
I've been in the real estate and financial planning field for almost 30 years and even though I like to think I'm an insider, much of the past lending mess was happening while I wasn't watching closely. Sure we saw the direction of where it was headed...
I like to think I'm an insider, much of the past lending mess was happening while I wasn...
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You wanted to know - [27 Nov 2008]
This book tells it like it is. It's clear, well ordered, and very readable. But it's a little scary to realize how greed can control a country like ours.
scary to realize how greed can control a country like ours.
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An easy to read explanation of the Mortgage crisis; needs some editing though - [16 Nov 2008]
This book clearly spells out what went wrong to precipitate the mortgage crisis that catapulted the financial markets into a global meltdown. The book uses simple language to describe complex concepts, which is very helpful to the financial novice like...
the financial markets into a global meltdown. The book uses simple language to describe...
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Pleanty of blame to go around.. - [03 Nov 2008]
This book was an easy read. I like the way the authors tried to keep it simple, which must've been a challenge. This whole crisis and why it happened, is not that simple to explain, so the average person, who's not in the world of high finance can understand...
ve been a challenge. This whole crisis and why it happened, is not that simple to explain,...
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So that's how it happened... - [24 Oct 2008]
Until reading this book, it was difficult to see how bad home loans could bring down Wall Street. In an entertaining read, Muolo and Padilla tell the story.
Street. In an entertaining read, Muolo and Padilla tell the story.
www.amazon.com/review/R2ULF1SOIUCFUE...
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Furious after reading - [13 Oct 2008]
This book in great detail tells the tale of the subprime bottom feeders and their links to equally greedy and bottom feeders on Wall Street. It's easy to read, and you start to understand how these loans were made-- quickly and without much regard to ...
equally greedy and bottom feeders on Wall Street. It's easy to read, and you start to understand...
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AWOL - [01 Oct 2008]
This is a good book for an overview of the mortgage banking operation. However, any such book that fails to mention Rangel, Franks, or Dodd is lacking the substance required for full comprehension.
that fails to mention Rangel, Franks, or Dodd is lacking the substance required for full...
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Amazing eye-popping look at the mortgage crisis - [15 Sep 2008]
I hadn't followed the sub prime mortgage crisis as closely as I would have liked, until a close friend recommended this book. A truly fascinating read, and made all the more prevalent with the collapse of two more Wall St. giant banks and the bail-out...
close friend recommended this book. A truly fascinating read, and made all the more prevalent...
www.amazon.com/review/R1FZ3J5IS...
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Easy book that tries to answer "how the heck..." - [12 Sep 2008]
Good book that reads quickly about a topic that can be very detailed and arcane. In this way, its very valuable because you can actually get through it, and understand historically how the crisis could have happened. I especially liked all the parts about...
its very valuable because you can actually get through it, and understand historically ...
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