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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460091903321

Autore

Hardaway Robert M. <1946->

Titolo

The great American housing bubble [[electronic resource] ] : the road to collapse / / Robert M. Hardaway

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2011

ISBN

1-283-05307-1

9786613053077

0-313-38229-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Disciplina

332.7/20973

Soggetti

Financial crises - United States

Housing - Prices - Economic aspects - United States

Housing - United States - Finance

Subprime mortgage loans - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview: An Allegory; Chapter 2 Blind Faith; Chapter 3 Greed; Chapter 4 Regulation; Chapter 5 Local Exclusionary Practices; Chapter 6 Bubbles of the Past; Chapter 7 Economic Education; Chapter 8 Speculation; Chapter 9 Psychology; Chapter 10 Bankruptcy Laws; Chapter 11 Banking Practices and Redlining; Chapter 12 The Federal Reserve; Chapter 13 Tax Policy; Chapter 14 Real Estate Practices; Chapter 15 Credit Rating Agencies; Chapter 16 Appraisers

Chapter 17 AccountingChapter 18 Fallout: The Litigation Mess; Chapter 19 Conclusions; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Appendix A: Securitization; Appendix B: Itemized Deductions for Individuals and Corporations; Appendix C: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975; Appendix D: Community Reinvestment Act of 1977; Appendix E: Housing and Community Development Act of 1992; Appendix F: Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994; Appendix G: Regulations Assigning Regulatory Authority to the Secretary of Housing Regarding



Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Appendix H: Performance Tests, Standards, and Ratings, in GeneralAppendix I: Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997; Appendix J: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This meticulously documented work sets forth the major causes of the greatest asset bubble in world economic history-the American housing bubble, which began in 1940 and collapsed in 2007.