This American Life explains the Mortgage Crisis

Posted on May 14 in Mortgages and Finance
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By far the best explanation I’ve heard of the Housing Mortage/Credit Crisis is — improbably — a podcast from the motherlode of story-telling on NPR, This American Life. This podcast is a bit different from their usual slice-o-life stories in that they try to explain something extremely complex and abstract — through personal stories.

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The episode is called The Giant Pool of Money and it’s worth at least an hour of your time on your next commute. Hearing the agents all along the “chain” of events describe what they thinking in their own words is about 100 times better than reading about it.

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  1. This American Life explains the Mortgage Crisis

    May 14th, 2008

    [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]

  2. cinplify.com

    May 14th, 2008

    This American Life explains the Mortgage Crisis…

    This American Life features an amazing podcast explaining in fantastic personal stories, the reality of the mortgage meltdown….

  3. Real Estate Taxi (110 comments.)

    Jun 26th, 2009

    I love reading different perspectives on the mortgage dilemma we have going. It improves my knowledge which in turn is offered out to my clients and friends.

    Walt