Apr 19 2009
Credit Cards and Auto Loans: $2.5 Trillion Outstanding Consumer Debt. If you can’t find a Qualified Borrower or Buyer still lend the Money.
One of the many problems that led up to the economic crisis was easy access to debt. This included easy access to home loans, auto loans, and credit cards. You would have a hard time finding a reputable source that would argue otherwise. Yet in the latest release of consumer credit data from the [...]
Mar 16 2009
The Long Depression of 1873: Parallels and Comparisons. Are we Missing Economic Information from an Important Piece of American Financial History?
There have been many comparisons to the Great Depression with our current economic crisis. Massive speculation, rampant problems in the banking system, and exponential jumps in unemployment. Yet we may have a lot to learn by looking at the former Great Depression known as the Long Depression. The Long Depression lasted 65 months starting [...]
