Much has been written in recent months about as bad as the subprime problem looks at the moment, what with rising defaults, it will only get worse. That's because the...
I've been chided by readers of this blog for a posting I made late last week, using some statistics to make the case that subprime loans are a much...
In recent days, Wall Street executives have been out front assuring investors that the problems in the subprime market won't create a contagion that spreads to other markets. It's as...
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