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Warnings of bank crash ignored

Published December 2, 2008, 5:56 am, The Indiana Gazette

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed.

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