http://news.blownmortgage.com/The latest mortgage and real estate news and opinion from around the Web.http://thumbs.reddit.com/t5_2qllv.png?v=e3b7a6902a8e56a2f7f4bab243e09b00http://news.blownmortgage.com/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74r5k/bailout_bill_passes_senate_75_to_24/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74r5k/bailout_bill_passes_senate_75_to_24/Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:09:33 -07002008-10-01T21:09:33.143852-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74r5k/bailout_bill_passes_senate_75_to_24/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="Bailout Bill Passes Senate 75 to 24" title="Bailout Bill Passes Senate 75 to 24" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/10/bailout-bill-passes-senate-75-to-24.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74r5k/bailout_bill_passes_senate_75_to_24/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Bailout Bill Passes Senate 75 to 24/comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/c05nyhg/comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/c05nyhg2008-10-01T12:45:41.445059-07:00-0700our government in action - so proud./comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/c05nygo/comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/c05nygo2008-10-01T12:44:29.310260-07:00-0700EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAX FOR CERTAIN WOODEN ARROWS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN.http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:44:19 -07002008-10-01T12:44:19.145880-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="Senate Speeches on Bailout Bill" title="Senate Speeches on Bailout Bill" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2008/10/senate-speeches-on-bailout-bill.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74okd/senate_speeches_on_bailout_bill/">[2 comments]</a> </td></tr></table>Senate Speeches on Bailout Billhttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74au8/lawmakers_defy_bush_and_party_leaders_rejecting/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74au8/lawmakers_defy_bush_and_party_leaders_rejecting/Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:07:06 -07002008-09-29T18:07:06.216368-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74au8/lawmakers_defy_bush_and_party_leaders_rejecting/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="Lawmakers Defy Bush and Party Leaders, Rejecting Bailout" title="Lawmakers Defy Bush and Party Leaders, Rejecting Bailout" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/business/30cong.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74au8/lawmakers_defy_bush_and_party_leaders_rejecting/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Lawmakers Defy Bush and Party Leaders, Rejecting Bailouthttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749r3/mccain_blames_obama_and_democrats_despite/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749r3/mccain_blames_obama_and_democrats_despite/Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:37:08 -07002008-09-29T14:37:08.837631-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749r3/mccain_blames_obama_and_democrats_despite/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_749r3.png" alt="McCain Blames Obama and Democrats, Despite Lopsided Vote" title="McCain Blames Obama and Democrats, Despite Lopsided Vote" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/09/29/mccain-blames-obama-and-democrats-despite-lopsided-vote/">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749r3/mccain_blames_obama_and_democrats_despite/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>McCain Blames Obama and Democrats, Despite Lopsided Votehttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749el/bailout_bill_fails_in_house_vote_amid_defections/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749el/bailout_bill_fails_in_house_vote_amid_defections/Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:41:03 -07002008-09-29T13:41:03.917831-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749el/bailout_bill_fails_in_house_vote_amid_defections/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_749el.png" alt="Bailout Bill Fails in House Vote Amid Defections in Both Parties" title="Bailout Bill Fails in House Vote Amid Defections in Both Parties" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122270285663785991.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749el/bailout_bill_fails_in_house_vote_amid_defections/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Bailout Bill Fails in House Vote Amid Defections in Both Partieshttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749ea/yes_virginia_this_is_a_crash/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749ea/yes_virginia_this_is_a_crash/Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:40:18 -07002008-09-29T13:40:18.767498-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749ea/yes_virginia_this_is_a_crash/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_749ea.png" alt="Yes, Virginia, this is a crash " title="Yes, Virginia, this is a crash " /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/09/yes-virginia-th.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749ea/yes_virginia_this_is_a_crash/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Yes, Virginia, this is a crashhttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e5/wow_the_mother_of_all_bailouts_failed_to_pass_the/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e5/wow_the_mother_of_all_bailouts_failed_to_pass_the/Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:39:54 -07002008-09-29T13:39:54.125977-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e5/wow_the_mother_of_all_bailouts_failed_to_pass_the/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="Wow, the Mother of All Bailouts Failed to Pass the House (Further Update: Carnage Assessments)" title="Wow, the Mother of All Bailouts Failed to Pass the House (Further Update: Carnage Assessments)" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/09/wow-mother-of-all-bailouts-failed-to.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e5/wow_the_mother_of_all_bailouts_failed_to_pass_the/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Wow, the Mother of All Bailouts Failed to Pass the House (Further Update: Carnage Assessments)http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e3/stocks_oil_plunge_after_congress_rejects_bailout/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e3/stocks_oil_plunge_after_congress_rejects_bailout/Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:39:17 -07002008-09-29T13:39:17.595673-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e3/stocks_oil_plunge_after_congress_rejects_bailout/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_749e3.png" alt="Stocks, Oil Plunge After Congress Rejects Bailout; Bonds Rise " title="Stocks, Oil Plunge After Congress Rejects Bailout; Bonds Rise " /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=apYf0gSb6.HQ&amp;refer=home">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/749e3/stocks_oil_plunge_after_congress_rejects_bailout/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Stocks, Oil Plunge After Congress Rejects Bailout; Bonds Risehttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74461/mussolinistyle_corporatism_in_action_treasury/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74461/mussolinistyle_corporatism_in_action_treasury/Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:55:52 -07002008-09-28T22:55:52.024099-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74461/mussolinistyle_corporatism_in_action_treasury/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="Mussolini-Style Corporatism in Action: Treasury Conference Call on Bailout Bill to Analysts (Updated)" title="Mussolini-Style Corporatism in Action: Treasury Conference Call on Bailout Bill to Analysts (Updated)" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/09/mussolini-style-corporatism-in-action.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/74461/mussolinistyle_corporatism_in_action_treasury/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Mussolini-Style Corporatism in Action: Treasury Conference Call on Bailout Bill to Analysts (Updated)http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/743yh/us_treasury_to_rely_on_china_and_the_middle_east/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/743yh/us_treasury_to_rely_on_china_and_the_middle_east/Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:06:38 -07002008-09-28T22:06:38.204727-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/743yh/us_treasury_to_rely_on_china_and_the_middle_east/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="US Treasury to rely on China and the Middle East to finance bailout?" title="US Treasury to rely on China and the Middle East to finance bailout?" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/us-treasury-to-rely-on-china-and-middle_28.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/743yh/us_treasury_to_rely_on_china_and_the_middle_east/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>US Treasury to rely on China and the Middle East to finance bailout?http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6l/house_speaker_nancy_pellosi_sells_out/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6l/house_speaker_nancy_pellosi_sells_out/Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:56:19 -07002008-09-25T10:56:19.613903-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6l/house_speaker_nancy_pellosi_sells_out/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="House Speaker Nancy Pellosi Sells Out" title="House Speaker Nancy Pellosi Sells Out" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/402970662/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-sells-out.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6l/house_speaker_nancy_pellosi_sells_out/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>House Speaker Nancy Pellosi Sells Out/comments/73j6d/barry_ritholtz_and_the_bailout_discussion/c05kvop/comments/73j6d/barry_ritholtz_and_the_bailout_discussion/c05kvop2008-09-25T10:55:52.449309-07:00-0700it was the #2 video on the WSJ.com site yesterday:http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6d/barry_ritholtz_and_the_bailout_discussion/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6d/barry_ritholtz_and_the_bailout_discussion/Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:55:43 -07002008-09-25T10:55:43.528377-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6d/barry_ritholtz_and_the_bailout_discussion/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_73j6d.png" alt="Barry Ritholtz and the Bailout Discussion" title="Barry Ritholtz and the Bailout Discussion" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/09/wsj-bailout-dis.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j6d/barry_ritholtz_and_the_bailout_discussion/">[1 comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Barry Ritholtz and the Bailout Discussion/comments/73j62/wamu_cliff_diving/c05kvnu/comments/73j62/wamu_cliff_diving/c05kvnu2008-09-25T10:54:25.011703-07:00-0700With $310 billion in assets, WaMu would be the biggest bank failure in history - in fact it would be larger than the previous top ten added together (although maybe not in inflation adjusted terms).http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j62/wamu_cliff_diving/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j62/wamu_cliff_diving/Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:54:15 -07002008-09-25T10:54:15.325073-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j62/wamu_cliff_diving/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="WaMu Cliff Diving" title="WaMu Cliff Diving" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2008/09/wamu-cliff-diving_25.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j62/wamu_cliff_diving/">[2 comments]</a> </td></tr></table>WaMu Cliff Divinghttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j5t/us_stocks_advance_as_congress_nears_agreement_on/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j5t/us_stocks_advance_as_congress_nears_agreement_on/Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:53:25 -07002008-09-25T10:53:25.098917-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j5t/us_stocks_advance_as_congress_nears_agreement_on/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_73j5t.png" alt="U.S. Stocks Advance as Congress Nears Agreement on Bank Bailout " title="U.S. Stocks Advance as Congress Nears Agreement on Bank Bailout " /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=adVSvQQMyTkI&amp;refer=home">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73j5t/us_stocks_advance_as_congress_nears_agreement_on/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>U.S. Stocks Advance as Congress Nears Agreement on Bank Bailouthttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73c1p/fbi_fraud_probe_grows_to_26_companies/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73c1p/fbi_fraud_probe_grows_to_26_companies/Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:01:06 -07002008-09-24T14:01:06.485490-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73c1p/fbi_fraud_probe_grows_to_26_companies/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_73c1p.png" alt="FBI fraud probe grows to 26 companies" title="FBI fraud probe grows to 26 companies" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.inman.com/news/2008/09/24/fbi-fraud-probe-grows-26-companies">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/73c1p/fbi_fraud_probe_grows_to_26_companies/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>FBI fraud probe grows to 26 companieshttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/735xb/paulson_is_stealing_all_the_cash_in_america/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/735xb/paulson_is_stealing_all_the_cash_in_america/Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:23:57 -07002008-09-23T20:23:57.551692-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/735xb/paulson_is_stealing_all_the_cash_in_america/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_735xb.png" alt="Paulson is Stealing ALL THE CASH IN AMERICA" title="Paulson is Stealing ALL THE CASH IN AMERICA" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://patrick.net/housing/contrib/paulson_home.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/735xb/paulson_is_stealing_all_the_cash_in_america/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Paulson is Stealing ALL THE CASH IN AMERICAhttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72x8w/foreign_nations_pledge_support_but_not_financing/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72x8w/foreign_nations_pledge_support_but_not_financing/Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:05:10 -07002008-09-22T18:05:10.811583-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72x8w/foreign_nations_pledge_support_but_not_financing/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="Foreign Nations Pledge Support, but Not Financing, for Bailout Proposal " title="Foreign Nations Pledge Support, but Not Financing, for Bailout Proposal " /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/business/23global.html?_r=1&amp;adxnnl=1&amp;oref=slogin&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;adxnnlx=1222131826-7awBEHmvgWReHSzU/2C6NA">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72x8w/foreign_nations_pledge_support_but_not_financing/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Foreign Nations Pledge Support, but Not Financing, for Bailout Proposalhttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72uw9/not_only_markets_but_capitalist_system_faces/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72uw9/not_only_markets_but_capitalist_system_faces/Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:43:09 -07002008-09-22T11:43:09.233108-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72uw9/not_only_markets_but_capitalist_system_faces/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_72uw9.png" alt="Not only markets, but capitalist system faces makeover" title="Not only markets, but capitalist system faces makeover" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/brave-new-world-financial-markets/story.aspx?guid={2E98DC49-EA62-4E89-AB3B-3138273C3A65}">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72uw9/not_only_markets_but_capitalist_system_faces/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Not only markets, but capitalist system faces makeoverhttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q2z/wamu_under_us_pressure_scrambles_for_deal_or/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q2z/wamu_under_us_pressure_scrambles_for_deal_or/Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:20:43 -07002008-09-21T20:20:43.095016-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q2z/wamu_under_us_pressure_scrambles_for_deal_or/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_72q2z.png" alt="WaMu, Under U.S. Pressure, Scrambles for Deal or Capital " title="WaMu, Under U.S. Pressure, Scrambles for Deal or Capital " /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122204238454061333.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q2z/wamu_under_us_pressure_scrambles_for_deal_or/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>WaMu, Under U.S. Pressure, Scrambles for Deal or Capitalhttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q17/goldman_morgan_to_become_bank_holding_companies/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q17/goldman_morgan_to_become_bank_holding_companies/Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:10:46 -07002008-09-21T20:10:46.286848-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q17/goldman_morgan_to_become_bank_holding_companies/"><img src="http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_72q17.png" alt="Goldman, Morgan to Become Bank Holding Companies" title="Goldman, Morgan to Become Bank Holding Companies" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/goldman-morgan-to-become-bank-holding-companies/">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72q17/goldman_morgan_to_become_bank_holding_companies/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>Goldman, Morgan to Become Bank Holding Companieshttp://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72g1v/ny_times_congress_stunned_by_warnings/http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72g1v/ny_times_congress_stunned_by_warnings/Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:07:04 -07002008-09-19T16:07:04.834761-07:00<table> <tr><td> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72g1v/ny_times_congress_stunned_by_warnings/"><img src="/static/noimage.png" alt="NY Times: Congress Stunned by Warnings" title="NY Times: Congress Stunned by Warnings" /></a> </td><td> submitted by <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/user/morganb"> morganb </a> <br/> <a href="http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2008/09/ny-times-congress-stunned-by-warnings.html">[link]</a> <a href="http://news.blownmortgage.com/comments/72g1v/ny_times_congress_stunned_by_warnings/">[comment]</a> </td></tr></table>NY Times: Congress Stunned by Warnings