Plunder
- Date
2009
- Main contributors
Schechter, Danny; Nowosielski, Ray; Globalvision Media
- Summary
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Exposing the forces responsible for the loss of trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, massive foreclosures, and the disappearance of retirement funds, the documentary investigates the unregulated fraud and theft that led to the market's collapse in fall 2008. Explores the epidemic of subprime mortgages, predatory lending, insurance scams, and high-risk hedge funds that caused the collapse of the housing market and a full-scale economic meltdown.
- Publisher
Media Education Foundation
- Genre
Documentary films
- Subjects
Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor; Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor; Financial crises -- United States; Financial institutions -- Corrupt practices -- United States; Predatory lending -- United States; Subprime mortgage loans -- Economic aspects -- United States; United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; Liquidity (Economics)
- Locations
North America; United States; Massachusetts; Northampton
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
59 minutes; color
- Notes
Films @ UM
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090501; Fedora 2 PID: umd:77905; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/11196; Catalog Key: alephsys003884856; OCLC: ocn663975136
Access Restrictions
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