(Ebook) The Rise and Fall of the US Mortgage and Credit Markets by James Barth; Tong Li; Wenling Lu ISBN 9780470477243, 9780470493861, 0470477245, 0470493860

(Ebook) The Rise and Fall of the US Mortgage and Credit Markets by James Barth; Tong Li; Wenling Lu ISBN 9780470477243, 9780470493861, 0470477245, 0470493860

The mortgage meltdown: what went wrong and how do we fix it?. Owning a home can bestow a sense of security and independence. But today, in a cruel twist, many Americans now regard their homes as a source of worry and dashed expectations. How did everything go haywire? And what can we do about it now?. In The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets, renowned finance expert James Barth offers a comprehensive examination of the mortgage meltdown. Together with a team of economists at the Milken Institute, he explores the shock waves that have rippled through the entire financial sec. Content: The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Market Meltdown; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Overleveraged, from Main Street to Wall Street; Chapter 2: Overview of the Housing and Mortgage Markets; Chapter 3: Buildup and Meltdown of the Mortgage and Credit Markets; Chapter 4: When Will the Crisis End?; Chapter 5: What Went Wrong ...?; Chapter 6: So Far, Only Piecemeal Fixes; Chapter 7: Where Should We Go from Here?; Appendix; Endnotes; Glossary; References. About the Milken Institute and General DisclaimerAbout the Authors; Index. Abstract: The mortgage meltdown: what went wrong and how do we fix it?. Owning a home can bestow a sense of security and independence. But today, in a cruel twist, many Americans now regard their homes as a source of worry and dashed expectations. How did everything go haywire? And what can we do about it now?. In The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets, renowned finance expert James Barth offers a comprehensive examination of the mortgage meltdown. Together with a team of economists at the Milken Institute, he explores the shock waves that have rippled through the entire financial sec