Busted: life inside the great mortgage meltdown

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Busted weaves together the author's own ride to the edge of bankruptcy with the tragicomic stories of his lenders, the Wall Street pros behind them, and the policymakers in Washington who were oblivious until it was too late.;Money for nothing -- Prudence is for losers -- My lender drinks the Kool-aid -- Magical thinking, real debts -- Alan Greenspan -- Conning the con men -- In search of smart money -- Over the cliff -- Enablers of disaster -- Bull in the subprime shop -- Public flailing, private failing -- Reverse redlining -- God help us all. Money for nothing -- Prudence is for losers -- My lender drinks the Kool-aid -- Magical thinking, real debts -- Alan Greenspan -- Conning the con men -- In search of smart money -- Over the cliff -- Enablers of disaster -- Bull in the subprime shop -- Public flailing, private failing -- Reverse redlining -- God help us all.