Economics Assignment
What factors led to the mortgage default crisis?
How did mortgage defaults affect banks involved in mortgage lending and mortgage investing?
How did mortgage-backed securities spread losses during the mortgage default crisis.
Securitization? TARP? What do these mean?
How does TARP illustrate the problem of moral hazard?
What did the Federal Reserve do during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009?
How did the recent financial crisis affect the financial services industry?
What are some of the major provisions of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
What is the Federal Reserve (Fed) all about?
Which Federal Reserve District Bank is closest to you?
Who is the current Chairman of the Fed?
Should the Fed remain independent from political authority or should the President and Congress have a say in their operations? Why? Why not?
What is FOMC?
What is the current Federal Funds Rate? How does the Fed implement monetary policy to manage the economy?