A Study
The US Subprime crisis and its impact
Introduction
The United States subprime mortgage crisis was a chain of events in the country that led to a financial crisis that was one of the biggest in the world since the era of great depression of the 1928 -1933. It began in the late 2000’s and the effects of it are still being felt in 2012. The subprime mortgage crisis originated due to a number of factors. Those included a boom and the bust in the housing market, the house-owners speculation, improper and high risk mortgage loans and lending/borrowing practices adopted by ...
