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Old 03-17-2009, 10:17 PM   #1
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Thanks Beestie. My understanding (and believe me, while I have very strong opinions around this issue, I don't understand most of it) is that they were bundled and sold, and that happened so many times, in some cases they don't even know who owns the mortgage.

What is the credit default swap?
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Old 03-18-2009, 10:01 AM   #2
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while I have very strong opinions around this issue, I don't understand most of it
tw will have a field day with that one. n Thats gotta be worth at least 500 words.
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