http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis Comments & Reviews of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis on StumbleUpon en-us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:46:32 -0800 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:23 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis http://cdn.stumble-upon.com/images/logo_su_36x36.png Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:03:49 -0700 http://angrykeyboarder.stumbleupon.com/review/26155989/ angrykeyboarder - From the page: "The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s (commonly referred to as the S&L crisis) was the failure of 747 savings and loan associations (S&Ls) in the United States. The ultimate cost of the crisis is estimated to have totaled around USD$160.1 billion, about $124.6 billion of which was directly paid for by the U.S. governmentâ€"that is, the U.S. taxpayer, either directly or through charges on their savings and loan accounts[1]â€"which contributed to the large budget deficits of the early 1990s."]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:53:33 -0700 http://xtine66.stumbleupon.com/review/25812637/ Xtine66 - The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s (commonly referred to as the S&L crisis) was the failure of 747 savings and loan associations (S&Ls) in the United States. The ultimate cost of the crisis is estimated to have totaled around USD$160.1 billion, about $124.6 billion of which was directly paid for by the U.S. government -- that is, the U.S. taxpayer, either directly or through charges on their savings and loan accounts -- which contributed to the large budget deficits of the early 1990s. ...]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0700 http://acompas.stumbleupon.com/review/25792624/ acompas - Good thing we as a nation have learned from our mistakes and never repeat anything like the S&L bailout of the 1980s... ]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:07:35 -0700 http://bare-as-can-b.stumbleupon.com/review/25572317/ bare-as-can-b - I' guessing Economic meltdown is a Bush family thing. From the page: "Neil Bush paid a $50,000 fine and was banned from banking activities for his role in taking down Silverado, which cost taxpayers $1.3 billion. A Resolution Trust Corporation Suit against Bush and other officers of Silverado was settled in 1991 for $26.5 million"]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:03:23 -0700 http://klassy.stumbleupon.com/review/25481329/ Klassy - As what had already happened before, the US government is now talking about -- and will -- come to the rescue of banks under the argument that it is more harmful in the long run to let them fail. [Continued below.]]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis Fri, 05 Aug 2005 14:23:03 -0700 http://kingbighair.stumbleupon.com/review/1763357/ kingbighair - More reasons Reagan is a dolt]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_and_Loan_crisis