mortgage defaults
Oct
22
2009
On October 22, 2009, Bob Englehart's cartoon shows a suburban couple on their front porch at night. Three tombstones labeled MY JOB, MY HOUSE and MY CAR stand in the yard next to jack-o'-lanterns. The woman tells her husband to take the decorations down because they are too scary. The image captures public anxiety over widespread job losses, foreclosures and repossessions during the Great Recession.
Oct
30
2008
On October 30, 2008, as the subprime mortgage crisis deepened and foreclosures spread across American neighborhoods, Pat Bagley's cartoon depicts costumed children on a darkened street lined with for-sale signs. One child declares that traditional door-to-door methods have failed and calls for a new business model. The image captures the widespread impact of the housing market collapse on everyday life during the financial meltdown.
Aug
8
2007
