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October 23rd, 2008

Oversight Committee Asks Greenspan for Answers

Congress had a heavyweight line-up of testimony today as the House heard from Alan Greenspan and the Senate heard from Neel Kashkari, the bailout’s interim pay master (his official title is Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability).
Greenspan’s prepared statement spoke of his feeling of ”shocked disbelief” regarding the country’s financial crisis.  Interestingly enough, many people blame him for helping the economy get there. 
Here are some interesting […]

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August 14th, 2008

Home prices down, foreclosures up, Greenspan weighs in

According to the National Association of Realtors, the median price of an existing single family home dropped 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2008.  RealtyTrac, Inc. reported that there were 55 percent more foreclosures filed in July 2008 than the same month last year.
The low median price is partially driven by the fact that approximately […]

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