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What was the Subprime Meltdown?
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Keywords:
2008
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derivatives
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
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Fannie Mae
,
Freddie Mac
,
defaults
,
high yield
,
subprime meltdown
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solvency issues
,
subprime loans
,
What are Subprime Loans?
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Keywords:
Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)
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2008
,
cash flow
,
securitized
,
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
,
prime rate
,
subprime loans
,
What is the FHFA?
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Keywords:
2008
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mortgages
,
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
,
Fannie Mae
,
Freddie Mac
,
lending
,
mortgage bubble
,
secondary mortgages
,
bad debt
,
What is a Mortgage Company?
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Keywords:
2008
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Fannie Mae
,
Freddie Mac
,
subprime meltdown
,
mortgage loans
,
mortgage brokers
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What is a No-Appraisal Mortgage?
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Keywords:
2008
,
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
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mortgage bubble
,
Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)
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What are Housing Bonds?
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Keywords:
2008
,
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
,
subprime meltdown
,
muni bonds
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Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA)
,
Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs)
,
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
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What Does it Mean to Deleverage?
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Keywords:
leverage
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financial crisis
,
debt
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2008
,
banks
,
liquidation value
,
debt-to-capital ratio
,
deleverage
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What is a Housing Bubble?
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Keywords:
2008
,
speculation
,
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
,
Fannie Mae
,
Freddie Mac
,
subprime meltdown
,
bubbles
,
mortgage bubble
,
bad debt
,
inherent value
,
What are Mortgage-Backed Securities?
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Keywords:
interest rates
,
financial crisis
,
U.S. Treasuries
,
Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)
,
2008
,
mortgages
,
subprime meltdown
,
What are Financials Stocks?
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Keywords:
stocks
,
2008
,
financials
,
subprime meltdown
,
What is Tier 1 Capital?
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Keywords:
bank regulation
,
2008
,
Basel Accord
,
Basel III
,
risk-weighting
,
Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)
,
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio
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What is the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)?
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Keywords:
financial crisis
,
2008
,
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
,
housing market
,
lending institutions
,
mortgage bubble
,
What is the Home Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP)?
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Keywords:
2008
,
Fannie Mae
,
Freddie Mac
,
mortgage bubble
,
intervention
,
underwater
,
Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)
,
Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)
,
government intervention
,
What are Bond Ratings?
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Keywords:
bankruptcy
,
fixed income
,
bonds
,
2008
,
Standard and Poor's
,
Moody's
,
Fitch
,
AAA-rating
,
Enron
,
American International Group (AIG)
,
BBB
,
investment basics
,
bond ratings
,
What is Ginnie Mae?
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Keywords:
Freddie Mae
,
Fannie Mac
,
Ginnie Mae
,
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
,
What is the Russell 2000 Index?
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Keywords:
market indices
,
benchmark
,
small cap
,
Russell 3000
,
domestic stocks
,
What is Freddie Mac?
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Keywords:
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
,
Fannie Mae
,
Freddie Mac
,
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
,
subprime meltdown
,
banking institutions
,
Great Depression
,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
,
What is GAAP?
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Keywords:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
,
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
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EBITDA
,
IFRS
,
American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
,
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
,
When was the Latest Housing Bubble?
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Keywords:
market performance
,
risk tolerance
,
volatility
,
real estate investments
,
What was the Best Day for the Markets?
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Keywords:
market statistics
,
market performance
,
risk tolerance
,
volatility
,
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