A Brief Analysis of Subprime Crisis Introduction The US subprime mortgage crisis was one of the first indicators of the late-2000s financial crisis‚ characterized by a rise in subprime mortgage holes and foreclosures‚ and the resulting decline of securities backing mortgages. Approximately 80% of U.S. mortgages issued to subprime borrowers were adjustable-rate mortgages. After U.S. house sales prices peaked in mid-2006 and began their steep decline forthwith‚ refinancing became more difficult
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The financial community’s near collapse had been most directly ignited by the subprime mortgage crisis; a situation in which the nation’s housing bubble burst and millions of Americans were no longer able to pay their home mortgages. Perhaps the biggest lingering threat was a U.S. budget deficit that was expected to exceed $1.6 trillion for fiscal year 2011‚ the biggest in the nation’s history and the largest as a share of the economy since World War II. American economic dominance are over
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Citigroup Mini Corporate Social Responsibility Evaluation Corporate social responsibility has become a hot term in the past few years as corporations have become larger and even more powerful. Watch-dog organizations have been formed to monitor the actions of corporations and report “rogue” companies who do not mean their standards for being socially responsible. Recently‚ many companies have started to issue corporate social responsibility reports along with their annual reports. Citigroup
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Running head: CITIGROUP: GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CitiGroup: Global and Domestic Environmental Factors - University of Phoenix MKT 421 Marketing Professor Smith March 1‚ 2009 Global and Domestic Environmental Factors Like any global organization doing business today; CitiGroup is feeling the pressure of an increasingly difficult business climate. Economic environmental factors caused by the mortgage crisis have taken their toll on Citi‚ both domestically and abroad
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1 The Robber Barons versus the Captains of Industry American industry was on the rise during the Gilded Age. Many different historians have believed that these Americans were either Captains of Industry or portrayed as a Robber Baron. In this time period‚ a Robber Baron was an industrialist who took advantage of one’s wealth and used it to gain power. A Captain of Industry was seen as a hero to the Americans with a “rag to riches” story. During the Gilded Age‚ a Robber Baron was more common because
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Citigroup Global Markets’ case Name: Affiliation: Discuss how administrative agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) take action in order to be effective in preventing high-risk gambles in securities / banking‚ a foundation of the economy. The role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to maintain an orderly‚ fair and efficient market‚ protect investors as well as to facilitate
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The Robber Barons‚ as they were called‚ were the kings of American Industry and American Society during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Rich beyond the average man’s wildest dreams‚ these industrialists were often criticized for their philosophies and their ways of making money. Robber Barons can also be viewed as immoral‚ greedy‚ and corrupt‚ and the evidence to support such a view is not difficult to find. Bribery‚ illegal business practices‚ and cruelty to workers were not uncommon in this period
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TOWS Matrix Strengths- S 1. Financial resources 2. Recognized as the world’s largest bank in terms of market capitalization 3. Broad product portfolio 4. Formulation of the Japan Desk 5. Strong market position and brand before the 2004 FSA crisis Weaknesses- W 1. Weak internal control 2. Unclear lines of authority 3. Lack of customer care 4. Unethical governance 5. Lack of reputation with regulatory agency Opportunities- O 1. Banks in Japan play an important role in financing
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Countrywide Financial: The Subprime Meltdown Briarcliffe Online Live Chat 1 Unit Three Ramon Geronimo BA-338-2-SUM1-BRI12 Business Ethics Prof. Raymond Manginell June 1‚ 2012 Abstract 1. Are subprime loans an unethical financial instrument‚ or are they ethical but misused in a way that created ethical issues? 2. Discuss the ethical issues that caused the downfall of Countrywide Financial. 3. How should Bank of America
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Executive Summary Even though Countrywide stopped offering subprime loans 4 months ago‚ the company is still in the forefront of the subprime mortgage lending and foreclosure crisis. Lawsuits seem to be coming from all directions‚ federal and state investigative probes are launched against them‚ stock price tumbled to 1/5 of its value‚ even desperate lenders demonstrated outside their offices. 2007 has definitely not been Countrywide ’s year. The company has lost its place as America ’s Home Lender
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