There is one thing Anthony Weiner and I agree on: there are a lot of smart, hard-working people in the financial industry.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy mortgages from banks and other lenders, providing those financial institutions with capital to make new loans.
Some financial advisers say anyone who may move in less than seven years should not take out a reverse mortgage.
Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture.
I think something that forces financial institutions to write down underwater mortgages, I think, would be a sensible thing to do.
Someone needs to remind American CEOs that if you can't run a company that is innovative, financially sound and doesn't poison the rest of us, You can't run a company.
Favouring employment versus the financial markets is a decent policy; certainly not beneficial for the currency or the gilt market, but beneficial for the people.
One thing I detest most about the financial press is the lack of accountability. All sorts of nonsense is said without penalty.
Guantanamo Bay houses enemy combatants ranging from terrorist trainers and recruiters to bomb makers, would-be suicide bombers, and terrorist financiers.
We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.
A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a lot of damage without intending to.
For too long, tricks and traps in mortgages, credit cards, and other financial transactions have stripped wealth from working families.
My parents weren't extremely successful financially, but they were happy people. They gave me confidence.
The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.
Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst - and that brings the whole country down.
If you have read me for any length of time, you know I am less than enthralled with much of what passes for financial news.
Today, the Pope is only a religious figure. At the time of 'The Borgias,' he was also a political leader, a financial leader, and the head of an army. I think popes are much less relevant today than they were then.
Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments - like bonds, stocks and savings accounts - so they can spend more later.
My target is to make the players as rich as possible within the financial constraints of the club. My target is not to give them less money. I'm happy to make them rich.
Wet Hot American Summer so far is a financial disappointment and money was lost on it. But perhaps it will find its audience in video, cable, etc, maybe over the course of years.
For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing - stocks, financial speculation, real estate speculation or businesses - makes more money for me than making movies.
