"Mortgage Securitization"

• Search the Internet current articles related to mortgage securitization.
• Go to Bloomberg's Website to review the current day's performance of the U.S. stock markets at http://www.bloomberg.com/.

• critics have suggested that the complexity inherent in securitization can limit investors' ability to monitor risk. Evaluate the merits of this criticism, indicating your agreement or disagreement with the criticism. Provide support for your position.
• Mortgage-backed securities are believed to have contributed to the recent subprime mortgage crisis. Assess the fairness of this statement, providing a rationale for your reasoning and a recommendation for future use of this type of investment.