The Book
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The Authors
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Paul Muolo executive editor of National Mortgage News, the leading independent trade publication of the residential finance industry. He also has a popular blog titled What We're Hearing
Matt Padilla is a business reporter for the Orange County Register, a newspaper reaching close to 300,000 households in Southern California. Matt also has a popular blog titled Mortgage Insider.
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Reader Comments
What readers are saying about Chain of Blame:
- "I just finished it. Because I am in the investment business, I knew part of the story, but you filled in the blanks and gave me the color I needed to better understand how we ended up in this mess. Thanks for such a great read." -- Tom Johnson, Managing Director, Timberland Investment Resources, LLC
- "Just wanted to say that I’ve read your book along with two others regarding the current crisis and I have to say your book definitely is the larger of the three books and has lots more pages than the others. Seriously, almost read the damn thing front to back in one sitting and enjoyed every line of it... congrats!"
- "I just completed "Chain of Blame'' which I found most interesting and well documented. Your overall premise, that greed and the quest for profits brought about the mess, is dead on." -- Whitney O'Keeffe, Augusta, Ga.
- "I have about 20 pages left in your 'Chain of Blame' book. I’m giving you an 'A minus' unless there is some kind of wild ending! You’ve combined enough villains with the dry facts of trades to keep the readers’ interest -- even for those outside the industry. Your book, (like 'Liar’s Poker') may be better AFTER the ride is over! I guess you’ll have to have a sequel once we overcome this mess.' – Richard C. Tachine
- "I absolutely love your book and will be sorry when I finish it. Lewie in the hotel restaurant in his robe, and the zoot suites and Sinatra with Jesus and Mary was very funny." -- Mike from California
- "Just wanted to let you know my thoughts on your excellent book, Chain of Blame. I'm a 39 yr mortgage executive who started out with Beneficial in 1969 in Covina, Ca." -- Mike Leavitt
- "I just finished reading your terrific new book, and I have been recommending it to friends. The book does the best job I have seen of explaining what led us to the current unpleasant state of affairs in the housing market and in the economy. The focus on fascinating individuals makes the book enjoyable to read despite the complicated subject matter." -- Rob Mayer, University of Utah
- "I love your book! I’m on page 74, and I am learning SO much. I’m investigating a scam exactly like the one you describe on page 70, where African-American loan broker (and former stripper) Joyce Jenise Jackson helped Melvin and Nadine Proctor with their mortgage payments by letting them put their house in the name of a friend of Jackson for a year, during which time Jackson refinanced the house for the market value and took the extra cash herself." -- Mary Fricker
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