http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/10/did-affirmative-action-style-lending-help-cause-the-mortgage-crisis/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/10/did-affirmative-action-style-lending-help-cause-the-mortgage-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-36 The Blog @ Spolitics » Congress Was Pushy Risky Loans Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:04:11 +0000 http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/10/did-affirmative-action-style-lending-help-cause-the-mortgage-crisis/#comment-36 [...] Perhaps the real problem was too much government involvement. We’ve already commented on the role HUD played in the current mortgage meltdown. We’ve also mentioned how Uncle Sam was throwing money at [...] [...] Perhaps the real problem was too much government involvement. We’ve already commented on the role HUD played in the current mortgage meltdown. We’ve also mentioned how Uncle Sam was throwing money at [...]

]]> http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/10/did-affirmative-action-style-lending-help-cause-the-mortgage-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-35 The Blog @ Spolitics » Countrywide and the Democrats — A Friendship that Helped Make a Mortgage Crisis? Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:27:10 +0000 http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/10/did-affirmative-action-style-lending-help-cause-the-mortgage-crisis/#comment-35 [...] Update: Add Richard Holbrooke and Alphonso Jackson (a deputy HUD secretary under Bush) to the list, among others.  For more, see Portfolio.com’s Countrywide’s Many ‘Friends.’  While a lot of the focus is on Senator Dodd, Jackson’s cheap loans are just as disgusting given the role HUD played in greasing the skids for sub-prime loans.  [...] [...] Update: Add Richard Holbrooke and Alphonso Jackson (a deputy HUD secretary under Bush) to the list, among others.  For more, see Portfolio.com’s Countrywide’s Many ‘Friends.’  While a lot of the focus is on Senator Dodd, Jackson’s cheap loans are just as disgusting given the role HUD played in greasing the skids for sub-prime loans.  [...]

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