Local Governments Join The Strategic Default Movement
As if creditors didn’t have enough worries with nonperforming consumer debt and defaulting real estate mortgages, it now appears that another wave of debt defaults has started - this time by municipal borrowers.
Consider the City of Buena [...]
Why The Biggest Risk To The Economy Is A Strong Recovery
Concerns about the current economic mess turning into another Great Depression seem to have faded. The consensus view of government officials and private economists seems to be that the economy, although still fragile, is well on its [...]
Depression In Commercial Real Estate Results In Bargains For Some
Depression Pricing As Empty Hotels Slash Rates
The recent era of easy lending was not confined to residential real estate. Commercial real estate lending is the next big worry for a banking industry already beset by an avalanche [...]
The Correlation Between Incomes And Default Rates
The Marginalization Of Risk
The massive number of loan defaults that has put the entire banking industry on the brink on insolvency did not happen by accident. Banks recklessly extended credit, even to low income borrowers who obviously [...]
