<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>HotAir</title><link>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2008/10/12/the-quotes-that-explain-the-entire-financial-meltdown/feed/</link><description>HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:04:29 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>The quotes that explain the entire financial meltdown</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[For those who want a smoking gun to show the genesis of the financial collapse, this short sequence from a longer video I posted this week will do it.  Clinton HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced a settlement of a lending discrimination complaint with Accubanc, a Texas lender whose prerequisites for mortgages came under attack from &amp;#8220;community organizers&amp;#8221; at the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission and the city of Dallas.  I clipped out this sequence to underscore its importance:]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:10:41 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2008/10/12/the-quotes-that-explain-the-entire-financial-meltdown-n157905</link></item></channel></rss>