Why the Federal Reserve slept before the housing crisis

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The recent release of the 2006 transcripts of the Federal Reserve’s main policy-making body stimulated a small media frenzy. “Little Alarm Shown at Fed at Dawn of Housing Bust,” headlined the Wall Street Journal

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Editorial: Housing hypocrisy

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BEFORE THE housing market meltdown, the Federal Housing Administration was a pokey little agency with a limited mission — insuring mortgages with low down payments for a limited segment of humble but relatively creditworthy home buyers. The idea was to encourage homeownership by directing capital to a low-income market segment that could not attract it otherwise. Read full article > >

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Understanding How Customer Surveys Can Get Your More Sales

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Customer surveys can provide valuable information about what your most important assets are thinking and help lead you to more sales. Contributor: Erik Parker Published: Oct 20, 2011

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