Index
A
aaa investors, 209
Aaa-rating, 181
ABS CDO (asset-backed security collateralized debt obligation), 117
ABX, leverage, 124
accountability, 238-239
lack of, 3
acquisitions, home builders, 134
adjustable-rate mortgages, 16
alternative-A loans, 32
American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators, 147
American Dream Downpayment Act, 151
American financial system, 111-114
responsibility, 126-127
appraisals, 17
ARMs (adjustable-rate mortgages), 16, 66-69
first-time home buyers, 54-55
interest-only ARMs, 38
option ARMs, 38
versus fixed-rate mortgages, 35-38
asset-backed conduits, 120
asset-backed security collateralized debt obligation (ABS CDO), 117
asset bubbles, controlling, 241-242
asset prices
consumer spending, effect of, 222-225 ...
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