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Chain Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis Audiobook
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THE TRUTH BEHIND AMERICA’S HOUSING ANG MORTGAGE CRISIS In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust-and the people responsible for the crisis included not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but also investment bankers and home loan institutions traditionally perceived as completely trustworthy. Chain of Blame chronicles this incredible disaster, with a specific focus on the players who participated in such a fundamentally flawed fiasco. Acclaimed financial reporters Muolo and Padilla go behind the headlines to expose the truth about how this crisis occurred, what individuals and institutions-from lenders and brokers to some of the biggest investment banks in the world-were doing during this critical time, who is ultimately responsible for what happened, and perhaps more importantly, why everyone was so taken by surprise. The authors reveal how human behavior and greed drove the demand, supply, and the investor appetite for these types of loans—and how Wall Street was all too willing to satisfy the desires of those who should have known better.
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"My friend Paul Muolo wrote this book, which offers some explanations for the current housing crisis in America, in layman's language. Highly recommended."
— Darryl (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Talk about a whopping tale—and it happens to be true…Paul Muolo and Mathew Padilla, both seasoned financial journalists, skillfully lead readers through the quagmire of what went wrong…Compelling.”
— USA Today
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" Very clear and understandable explanation of the subject "
— Dennis, 5/31/2012 -
" Comprehensive look at what went terribly wrong in the mortgage industry. Lots of sniggely little errors, but overall, very well researched. "
— Victoria, 3/2/2012 -
" Oh all the names we know....Interesting. How it all went down. Good read. "
— Sermsee, 12/29/2011 -
" A must read to understand how the current financial problems happened. I had no idea the problems started so long ago. "
— Mary, 8/26/2009 -
" Great book! And, very time appropriate considering what's going on "
— Jennifer, 7/29/2009
About the Authors
Paul Muolo is executive editor of National Mortgage News and coauthor of Chain of Blame. His freelance work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Barron’s. Muolo has been a guest financial expert on numerous media outlets, including CNN, CNBC, ABC, and Fox Business Network.
Walter Dixon is a broadcast media veteran of more than twenty years’ experience with a background in theater and performing arts and voice work for commercials. After a career in public radio, he is now a full-time narrator with more than fifty audiobooks recorded in genres ranging from religion and politics to children’s stories.
About Walter Dixon
Walter Dixon is a broadcast media veteran of more than twenty years’ experience with a background in theater and performing arts and voice work for commercials. After a career in public radio, he is now a full-time narrator with more than fifty audiobooks recorded in genres ranging from religion and politics to children’s stories.