This documentary chronicles the history of America's mortgage finance system, from its origins in the 1930s to its current state of disrepair, after an excess of risky mortgage financing led to the system's collapse, which in turn triggered a wider economic recession. The film also shows how an out-of-control "mortgage machine" has today led to home foreclosures nationwide, featuring interviews with families who have been devastated by it. The film concludes with an analysis of the economic and political impact of the collapse of the mortgage finance system on American society, now and likely for decades to come. Features dozens of interviews and commentary from a wide variety of industry experts and Wall Street insiders seeking to provide audiences with clearly stated explanations of how the typically stable U.S. mortgage loan came to represent massive instabilities of the American economy.

Icarus Films Collection

Mortgages--United States--History, Mortgage loans--United States, Foreclosure--United States, Financial crises--United States, Subprime mortgage loans--United States, Financial services industry--United States

Gasgarth, Gary (Director), Stocklin, Kevin (Producer), Sorvino, Paul (Narrator), Icarus Films (Distributor), Second Act Films (Firm) (Producer)

01:06:16 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Name	Icarus Films
Role	Distributor
Telephone	1-718-488-8900
Address	32 Court St, 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Email	[email protected]

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