Archive for May 5th, 2008

Why Did Subprime Loans Become Such a Big Deal?

Intelligent people, including my wife, have been asking me questions about the subprime mortgage crisis. The point that seems to stump them is why a relatively small percentage of subprime mortgage defaults has led to a spiraling national credit crisis, how it happened, and where do we go from here. They were good questions, and [...]

May 5th, 2008 - By Abraham Park, PhD, Practitioner Faculty of Finance