Sentences with phrase «during the credit bubble»

During the credit bubble, exploitation of consumers made the money machine run.

And that is exactly what happened in the financial marketplace and in the energy / environmental marketplace during the credit bubble.

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Many lenders have eased their requirements for auto loans, for example, says Roberts, though lending standards remain far higher than during the 2005 - 06 peak of the credit bubble.

He lost $ 25,000 during the housing bubble and once owed $ 10,000 in credit card debt.

As you can see in the chart above, the VIX index moved steadily higher as the market approached the peak of the late 1990s technology bubble, calmed down during the steady growth period of 2003 - 2007, then spiked during the 2008 credit crisis and in the latter half of 2011.

Based on the non-fiction novel by Michael Lewis «The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine,» the film tells the story of the build - up of the housing and credit bubble during the 2000s that led to the discovery of mass subprime fraud and the financial crisis of 2007 - 2010.

The film tackles the build - up of the housing and credit bubble during the 2000s and failures of the financial district which lead the market to crash, which serves a gut punch to all the experts who allowed it to happen.

FHA guidelines have always allowed lower down payments and looser credit qualifications than conventional financing; but during the freewheeling time before the housing bubble burst in 2003 - 2007, conventional loans were just as easy to obtain and many had zero - down - payment options so FHA loans were less popular.

During the financial crisis of 2007, the credit bubble burst, causing lending to come to a near halt.

«After a home equity credit binge during the housing bubble, banks shut off the tap as home prices plummeted,» the Los Angeles Times reports.

Mortgage delinquencies are on the rise for home equity lines of credit that were taken out during the housing bubble, as well as others that are reaching the 10 - year mark, Equifax data shows.

He lost $ 25,000 during the housing bubble and once owed $ 10,000 in credit card debt.

(Reuters)- U.S. borrowers are increasingly missing payments on home equity lines of credit they took out during the housing bubble, a trend that could deal another blow to the country's biggest banks.