If It Looks Too Good to Be True ...

Abstract

Most people should know how to end that statement. Leading up to the current financial crisis, many looked at real estate prices in some significant areas of the United States and concluded that we were in an asset-price bubble. Yet, despite that appearance, we continued to lend money based on prices then prevalent. Now, the bursting of the bubble has sent shock waves around the world.

Keywords: Enterprise Risk Management

Page
85
Year
2008
Categories
Actuarial Applications and Methodologies
Enterprise Risk Management
Publications
Risk Management: The Current Financial Crisis, Lessons Learned and Future Implications