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Was mortgage crisis caused by lack of regulations?

5:04 PM Wed, Oct 08, 2008 |
David Krough

By William B. Conerly, Special to kgw.com

Was the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis Caused by Lack of Regulations?

Did lack of regulation create the subprime mortgage crisis? I am asked this all the time. The short answer: Of course not. Nowhere close. Not a chance. Here is the long answer.

What regulations have we had? The mortgage originator (your local bank or mortgage broker) was under regulation...