SaxxyBlues
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What Caused the 2008 Financial Crisis and Could It Happen Again?
I still don't understand the cause of the financial crisis. I try to wrap my head around it.
What does this mean?
The Gramm-Rudman Act was the real villain. It allowed banks to engage in trading profitable derivatives that they sold to investors. These mortgage-backed securities needed home loans as collateral. The derivatives created an insatiable demand for more and more mortgages.
I think if I could understand this paragraph I would better understand the financial crisis of 2008.
Have we recovered? Or how long will it be?
I still don't understand the cause of the financial crisis. I try to wrap my head around it.
What does this mean?
The Gramm-Rudman Act was the real villain. It allowed banks to engage in trading profitable derivatives that they sold to investors. These mortgage-backed securities needed home loans as collateral. The derivatives created an insatiable demand for more and more mortgages.
I think if I could understand this paragraph I would better understand the financial crisis of 2008.
Have we recovered? Or how long will it be?