Posts Tagged ‘AMBAC’

Did Some Type of Insurance or Credit Default Swap Pay Off Your Mortgage?

Did Some Type of Insurance or Credit Default Swap Pay Off Your Mortgage?

I recently saw someone online saying that as a result of multiple insurance payouts a bank could receive millions of dollars on a $200,000 loan that went into default. It's just not true. There are lot's of reasons why... (Continue reading)

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Mandelman U. Presents: There’s Credit Default Swaps & then there’s Credit Default Swaps

Mandelman U. Presents: There’s Credit Default Swaps & then there's Credit Default Swaps

Seventy percent of the U.S. economy is driven by consumer spending, which has been driven by borrowing over the last ten years. Even if we wanted to do so, we can't borrow our way back to prosperity this time... (Continue reading)