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Here's why researchers at the American Enterprise Institute say proposed rules from the FHFA would be insufficient in a financial crisis.
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Understanding the Causes of the Financial Crisis
A recent AEI conference featured a morning panel in which five financial scholars discussed what has been determined to be the principal causes of the crisis. Click through to watch the discussion in full.
Read More »10 Years Later, Where Are They Now?
This weekend marks "Lehman Brothers Weekend," the 10-year anniversary of the start of the Financial Crisis. See what those instrumental in handling the crisis learned, and how our current housing market compares to the pre-crisis market.
Read More »A Decade Later, What Has Changed in Housing?
Ten years later, experts are revisiting the financial crisis and its consequences. What have we learned since?
Read More »The Policy Makers
Some of the industry’s greatest minds discuss the lessons they learned during the housing crisis, and how it’s shaping their stance on housing policy today. Editor’s Note: This story was originally featured in the April issue of DSNews, out now.
Read More »Royal Bank of Scotland Settles for $500 Million
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman this week announced a $500 million settlement between the state and Royal Bank of Scotland. The settlement relates to claims that the bank misled investors over the quality of risky mortgage-backed securities leading ...
Read More »How Much Have Banks Been Fined Since the Crisis?
According to a tally released Tuesday by New York-based investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, banks have been fined $243 billion since the financial crisis in 2008. As reported by Marketwatch, repayment of the fines involves a mixture of ...
Read More »Yellen: There’s Still More Work to Do
In a speech at the Federal Reserve's annual conference, Janet Yellen looked back at the financial crisis—as well as the insights, lessons, and reforms that came out of it. Read on to see more of Yellen's remarks.
Read More »What Crisis? Government Drops Case Against Mozilo
Nearly a decade of scrutiny from the U.S. government ended on Friday when federal prosecutors decided not to pursue their case against ex-Countrywide Financial CEO Angelo Mozilo.
Read More »Appellate Court Strikes BOA’s Penalty in ‘Hustle’ Case
Bank of America has been fighting for nearly two years to reverse a $1.27 billion penalty over Countrywide's "Hustle" mortgage program. Why did an appellate court reverse that penalty on Monday?
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