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Subprime crisis.

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 30 Oct 09

Were any of you affected individually by the subprime crisis which shook the whole world per se. From little that I know it was the prime cause of economic melt down. Your comments please.

Should the US government bailout or sue these reckless institutions ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 24 Nov 08

So many lending institutions recklessly abondoned due process when lending to mortgages.In addition many rating agencies who were supposed to monitor the situation in order to ensure credit worthy persons were getting mortgages...

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How to survive through the Global Financial Crisis

tankookoo @tankookoo (19) • Singapore 11 Nov 08

It all started with the subprime problem in USA in early 2008 and many expected by end 2008, US would recovered from its problems. However, for the past 2 months, esp October, things have gotton worst. Now, everyone is talking...

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Undecided voters, please view: could change your vote / life / future

faithriver @faithriver (43) • United States 26 Sep 08

I am not normally a political animal nor someone who forwards this sort of thing, but this YouTube video really helped me understand the current financial crisis. Please check it out if you don't understand the meltdown or what...

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Subprime Crisis ..the word and the meaning..go thru & know where you live

rkrish @rkrish (3003) • India 19 Sep 08

Q: What is a sub-prime loan? A: In the US, borrowers are rated either as 'prime' - indicating that they have a good credit rating based on their track record - or as 'sub-prime', meaning their track record in repaying loans has...

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Who here is affected by the global crunch?

pausmiling @pausmiling (116) • Singapore 15 Sep 08

goodness. lehman brothers seems to be collapsing. So many stocks are facing selldowns. Is anyone here affected direly?

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cyberobserver @cyberobserver (1) • India 14 Mar 08

Hi Guys...... The Subprime mortgage problem in the United States has given rise to a lot of problems and with it, the problems related to Bond Insurance. As of now, the word "Bond Insurance" is really catching up on the...

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would you prefer to give money to bear sterns or the colombia goverment?

RAPAZ68 @RAPAZ68 (185) 10 Sep 07

At current market rates, the yield on the Colombia Goverment debt is lower than the yield you get by investing in bonds issued by Bear Sterns. This is a result of the current credit crunch and sub prime crisis. Who would you trust...

Remember all those Low, Low - Seriously Sub-Prime Entry Rate Mortgages?

APMorison @APMorison (424) • United States 10 Apr 07

Well, approximately 48 Lenders have hit the skids to one degree or another because people got to the end of the 'two year lock' and could not handle the new payment, lost their job or whatever - Have you looked at your...

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