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The standards where altered because of CRA...
SERIOUSLY? lol
From Bushs Presidents Working Group on Financial Markets October 2008
The Presidents Working Groups March policy statement acknowledged that turmoil in financial markets clearly was triggered by a dramatic weakening of underwriting standards for U.S. subprime mortgages, beginning in late 2004 and extending into 2007.
Q Did the Community Reinvestment Act under Carter/Clinton caused it?
A "Since 1995 there has been essentially no change in the basic CRA rules or enforcement process that can be reasonably linked to the subprime lending activity. This fact weakens the link between the CRA and the current crisis since the crisis is rooted in poor performance of mortgage loans made between 2004 and 2007. "
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/20081203_analysis.pdf
November 27, 2007
A Snapshot of the Subprime Market
Dollar amount of subprime loans outstanding:
2007 $1.3 trillion
Dollar amount of subprime loans outstanding in 2003: $332 billion
Percentage increase from 2003: 292%
Number of subprime mortgages made in 2005-2006 projected to end in foreclosure:
1 in 5
Proportion of subprime mortgages made from 2004 to 2006 that come with "exploding" adjustable interest rates: 89-93%
Proportion approved without fully documented income: 43-50%
Proportion with no escrow for taxes and insurance: 75%
Proportion of completed foreclosures attributable to adjustable rate loans out of all loans made in 2006 and bundled in subprime mortgage backed securities: 93%
Subprime share of all mortgage originations in 2006: 28%
Subprime share of all mortgage origination in 2003: 8%
CRA THAT HADN'T CHANGED, EXCEPT WEAKENED ENFORCEMENT UNDER DUBYA CAUSED THE SUBPRIME CRISIS? LOL
FACTS on Dubya s great recession US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum
Clinton revised the CRA in '96 to open up FHA DPA FACT!
You have no clue about this...