Fannie Mae’s Rise and Fall
Interesting history of the pressures and difficulties of being Fannie Mae from the New York Times. Shortly after he became chief executive, Mr. Mudd traveled to the California offices of…
Read moreWells, Wachovia and Sweet, Sweet Deals
During the early days of the financial meltdown, the news was that Wells Fargo Bank was set to acquire teetering Wachovia, but those reports were overshadowed by the news that…
Read moreJohn McCain: Gambling With Your Future
John McCain is once again rolling the dice for a high-stakes win. Having demonstrated his capacity for self-contradiction at any turn and suffering in the polls as a result of…
Read moreMisleading Subprime Advertising
This is a very official looking document we received in February, offering us the opportunity to refinance our mortgage and pull out nearly 300,000. Be sure you click on the…
Read moreChallenge to Republicans and Progressive Democrats
You defeated the compromise. Now fix it. Come up with a solution to this problem other than watching most of us in the middle class lose everything we’ve worked for.…
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