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Now that Congress has finally passed legislation to tackle the burgeoning problem of vacant foreclosed properties that were victims of the subprime-mortgage crisis, foundations must answer the ...

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The 2008 Housing Market crashed primarily due to the huge amount of subprime mortgage loans that were at a high default risk. Risks of subprime mortgages were concealed due to political pressure on ...

In 2008, the U.S. economy nearly collapsed under the weight of subprime mortgages — a crisis built on easy credit, government guarantees, a near-religious confidence in ever-rising home prices and a ...