9.29.2008

Why Not Blame Minorities for it.

Over the past week or so some conservatives (NRO, Fox, etc.) have suggested that lending to minorities with bad credit - for example under the Community Redevelopment Act - caused the Wall Street crisis.

Nuts. Cynthia Tucker de-bunks it.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Isn't the real reason the foreclosure mess has taken such a toll the excessive leveraging of bundled securities full of shaky mortgages? Where does that leave the already goofy "PC Lending Theory"?