They’re such a part pf the housing industry landscape that everyone knows their nicknames better than the official titles they stand for: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Combined owners of over half the mortgages in the US, the Federal National Mortgage Association and...
It is possible to illustrate complex financial concepts and Jason Hartman interviews author/artist, Carl Richards, who developed a way to do this and led to his book, The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money. Carl creates simple sketches...
March 1 has come and gone, bringing with it the dreaded “sequester” – that second round of mandatory budget cuts left hanging over the country after lawmakers backed down from the fiscal cliff at the New Year. With budget reductions aimed at defense and other...
After settling with the government over the massive foreclosure abuses of a few years ago, the nation’s largest lenders are taking credit for homeowner assistance programs that, they say, have boosted the housing recovery by helping thousands of struggling homeowners...
Jason Hartman interviews Bud Conrad, Chief Economist of Casey Research, regarding the geopolitical focal points in our world, funneling these down to how it all affects the United States. Bud mentions the importance of looking at the big picture of what is happening...
