Tag Archives: Mortgage Backed Securities

The Fed Has Purchased 1.43 Million Homes Worth of Mortgages

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Barry Donegan

Though Silver Circle was written prior to the launch of the Federal Reserve’s risky and untested quantitative easing scheme, through which the central bank has been buying billions worth of mortgage-backed securities each month, the film’s plot ultimately predicted that … Continue reading →

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Federal Reserve May Not Sell Mortgage-Backed Securities After QE

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Barry Donegan

The Federal Reserve has been attempting in vain to prop up the housing market ever since it crashed in 2007. Ben Bernanke and his cronies have engaged in some of the most radical experiments ever conducted on the world’s money … Continue reading →

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‘Silver Circle’ Plot Predicted Real-Life Federal Reserve Policy

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Barry Donegan

In Silver Circle, a Federal Reserve associated bureaucratic agency called the Department of Housing Stability (or HOUSTAB) creates conflict with the film’s protagonists by seizing homes in an effort to stabilize property values. A bank called the Strategic Housing Reserve … Continue reading →

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Quantitative Easing Is a Stealth Bailout for European Banks

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Barry Donegan

Over recent years, the Federal Reserve, led by “Helicopter” Ben Bernanke, has relentlessly pursued an experimental new inflationary technique called “quantitative easing.” This technique was tried a decade ago in Japan, with dismal results. Bernanke’s plan was sold as an … Continue reading →

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