In 2007 when the housing market crashed the whole world was effected. Trillions of dollars have been lost and we are still trying to recover and make sense of all that took place. This economic catastrophe could have been minimized if the proper accounting practices had been followed and if the regulatory framework in place were unassailable. Alan Greenspan‚ in his evaluation of the housing crash stated‚ “...the financial system would have held together‚ had the second bulwark against crisis-our
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Mitigating Bubbles and Crises A Written Report Presented to Neil Angelo C. Halcon College of Business‚ De La Salle University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Introduction to Macroeconomics ECONTWO C31 By: Dan Kervin Aquino Celine Grace Chomi Roxanne Alyssa Chua Frances Therese Garay Margaret Stefanie Arielle Gecana March 26‚ 2014 Introduction What is an economic bubble? An economic bubble is an economic cycle characterized by rapid expansion followed by
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The Bubble Economy of Japan The Economy of Japan had experience a tremendous growth since the end of the Korean war. The growth of GNP in 1967 and 1968 was above 10 % (double digit growth period) which exceed countries such as Britain‚ France and Germany. The economy experienced a boost is due to many reasons‚ such as: enlargement of industrial facilities‚ massive adaptation of western technology and education‚ lower the military expense to 1% of GNP‚ relation with power nation‚ human resources
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EMBA 683 - Fall 2011 Case: U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis - Policy Reactions 1) What are the causes behind the U.S. Subprime mortgage crisis? Is one cause more responsible than another? The first and more important factor that lead to the subprime mortgage crisis was governments creation of Freddie and Fannie. This move by the government to intercede the private financial industry sector eventually lead to the US government being the largest lender of mortgages in the US. In addition to the
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In the article “Is the College Admissions Bubble About to Burst” written by Lindsey Cook (2014)‚ she mainly expresses three points—1) increasing stress and competition that students receive in U.S. colleges 2) increasing tuition and cost of attending colleges in the U.S. 3) the increasing number of more and more new international students. I agree to her opinions of the current situation. With the increasing number of international students‚ the competition between each applicant increases too.
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economic bubble is refers to “the temporary condition caused by unjustified speculation in the price of a stock or commodity to a level that bears no relation to its real worth or potential.” (business dictionary.com) Throughout the history of finance‚ there are many notable bubbles. Numerous people paid heavy prices to endure the consequences of the collapse of the economy after the bubbles burst. Those bloody suffering began with three historical speculative behaviors‚ The Mississippi Bubble‚ The
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College Bubble: The Combination Of Economic Downturn And Raising Of Tuition Rates Since we were young‚ we ’ve been told that with hard work and determination in high school we would one day make it to college. Once there‚ if we succeeded with graduating‚ we ’d get a degree which would lead to a well paying career that would allow us to invest in our future. With college debt now leading in the nation ’s debt with the growing amount of 830 million dollars‚ we are stuck asking. Why is the college-loan
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Subprime Mortgage in Hong Kong? It has already found to be very wrong for the government to loan people for "buying" a housing unit (in the US Subprime Crisis). A government is undoubtedly incompetent to run a banking business. It is highly undesirable to suggest Hong Kong government to follow the fatal suit. Ninja loan has become worldwide famous after the US Subprime Crisis‚ it stands for No Income‚ No Job‚ No Asset. But since the US government pushed to increase the homeownership ratio‚
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Understanding the Home Loan Application and Mortgage Approval - The Mortgage Lender Analysis Do You Pass The Mortgage Lender Analysis? When a mortgage lender reviews a real estate loan application‚ the primary concern for both home loan applicant‚ the buyer‚ and the mortgage lender is to approve loan requests that show high probability of being repaid in full and on time‚ and to disapprove requests that are likely to result in default and eventual foreclose. How is the mortgage lenders decision made
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DIRECT STAFFORD LOAN POLICY FALL/WINTER 2012-13 To minimize student debt‚ Federal Direct Stafford Loans can only be used to pay for direct educational expenses such as tuition‚ fees‚ books and transportation. Loan funds cannot be used to pay credit card bills for personal purchases‚ child support payments‚ car payments or other non-educational costs. There are‚ however‚ alternative loans available from private lenders to assist with living expenses. If you are awarded a Direct Stafford Loan‚ you must
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