mortgage

Four Years of Media Fairy Tales about the Economy

9/12/2007 3:22 PM ET
Journalists pushed fable of recession throughout job-heavy economic recovery.

'World News' Finds Extreme Examples of Mortgage Crises

9/11/2007 12:44 PM ET
ABC's Betsy Stark frames rise in foreclosures as the fault of widespread fraud, not poor judgment from lenders and buyers.

Econ 101: The Problem with Bailouts

9/5/2007 2:57 PM ET
Bailing out a bum sector of the economy - with my money and yours - sends the message that people can do whatever they want without consequences. And that idea is how the mortgage problem started.

CNBC Reporter Reacts Negatively to Bush's Housing Proposal

9/1/2007 8:06 PM ET
Olick's tells viewers it's not enough help from the government.

CNN on Sub-Prime Mortgage Problems: Where is Personal Responsibility?

8/27/2007 5:52 PM ET
'Your $$$$$' has a new name, but keeps up the anti-business theme.

Liberal Economist Urges Government to Seize Private Homes

8/24/2007 12:12 PM ET
Property rights movement finds progressives are as big a threat as Supreme Court.

Experts Say Media Are Using Inflated Foreclosure Data

8/24/2007 12:00 PM ET
RealtyTrac, an organization that tracks foreclosures and is cited by many journalists, may still not be counting the number of foreclosures accurately.

Time Magazine Blames Lenders, Makes Case for More Mortgage Regulations

8/21/2007 4:01 PM ET
Time suggests home buyers are lured in by mortgage lenders and home builders, but ignores borrowers' personal responsibility.

NBC's Latest Financial Expert: 'Mad' Cramer

8/20/2007 4:32 PM ET
With markets in flux, NBC's news shows repeatedly turn to Jim Cramer - despite drawbacks.

Credit-Crunched CBS Journalist Reports on Families in Same Situation

8/17/2007 4:50 PM ET
Cynthia Bowers, who has reported on housing for a decade, had a run-in with her own adjustable-rate mortgage.
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