Financial Crisis

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The Private Sector and Government Response to the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis

We are now facing historic levels of homes lost through foreclosures. Not every individual foreclosure can or should be stopped, but there is an urgent need to stop the epidemic by closing the growing chasm between prevention and losses. Without stronger policy intervention, not only will millions of families lose their homes unnecessarily, but massive foreclosures will continue to destroy communities, drag down the housing market, and keep a full economic recovery out of reach.
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Independent commission to probe causes of financial crisis for Congress

A new law just signed by the president creates an independent commission to investigate the causes of the financial crisis and recommend appropriate action.  The commission is charged with submitting a report by Dec. 15, 2010.
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Analysis: Reaction to financial crisis makes for odd bedfellows in Congress

It would be hard to find two lawmakers further apart on the political spectrum than Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders. And yet, the two are united in their desire to put the Federal Reserve under a microscope and find out exactly what actions the nation’s central bank has taken in the financial crisis, and why.