Scott Patterson

What have we learned about causes of the financial crisis?

What have we learned about causes of the financial crisis? Scott Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what caused the financial crisis, the people who created it, and the political committee that is supposed to recommend reforms.

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What have we learned about causes of the financial crisis? Scott Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what caused the financial crisis, the people who created it, and the political committee that is supposed to recommend reforms.
Is securitization a good thing or a bad thing? Scott Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how securitization is a good thing unless you take it to the extreme, like Wall Street did.
Should we be concerned about innovation on Wall Street? Scott Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the difference between innovation on Main Street vs. Wall Street and the possibility that innovation on Wall Street is not such a good thing.
Is there really a conflict between Wall Street and Main Street? Scott Patterson and Jim Blasingame both agree that Wall Street today is working at cross purposes with Main Street and has been aided by the federal government.
How did Wall Street get at cross-purposes with small business? Scott Patterson talks with Jim Blasingame about the damage the "Quants" have put the world economy in peril over the past 25 years, and may still be able to do it again. Don't miss this interview.