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The dark side of ‘financialisation’ is well-known. But it’s not all bad news.
The world economy collapsed when homeowners couldn’t repay subprime mortgages. We’re now making a similar bet on ‘repaying’ carbon emissions.
Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and other ratings agencies have a long and storied history, but today they face significant criticism and the future of ratings themselves are under challenge.
Single women borrowed heavily in the run-up to the financial crisis, ensuring they suffered the most in its fallout. Will history repeat itself?
Recalling August 9 2007 – the start of the credit crunch and global financial crisis.
Republicans are hoping to eliminate or at least defang the only federal agency tasked solely with protecting consumers from financial abuses. What would we miss if they succeed?
Banking in a highly financialised society like Britain could be seen as akin to a fundamental human right.
The Hollywood flick recalls subprime’s role in the 2008 financial crisis, but, by helping more low-income households buy a home, the loans can help ease the affordability crisis and homelessness.
Predatory lending and the subprime mortgage crises as well as a history of economic injustice fueled the Baltimore protests.
We’ve heard all about building houses and help for first time buyers, but when it comes to housing, the whole economy’s at stake.
The subprime crisis and the subsequent failure of Lehman Brothers came as such a shock – and the repercussions were so severe that when the time came to mount a response, policy makers were as surprised…
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