Subprime Mortgages, Credit Crisis, American Dream – Columbia, SC

The South Carolina Law Review presents 1.9 Kids and a Foreclosure: Subprime Mortgages, the Credit Crisis, and Restoring the American Dream Oct. 24, 2008.

The symposium will examine various issues and problems stemming from the sub-prime mortgage crisis. We will place a significant emphasis on analyzing solutions proposed by academic figures, political candidates, and regulatory bodies, seeking to determine the role of law in correcting the current financial turbulence and preventing future incidents. The Symposium will host a distinguished and diverse field of speakers with perspectives from law, economics, business, history, and the social sciences.