Assignment 2: Required Assignment—Balancing Company Interests vs. the Public Interest

Select a topic and work on the relevant tasks for this assignment.

Topic A:

The United States has still not recovered from the recent wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures. Experts predict that the housing market will take years to recover in some locations due to a variety of factors. There are numerous publications that detail how the problem developed. Many of the reasons for the collapse of the housing market have ethical implications.

Tasks:

• Using the Argosy University online library resources or the Internet, research the financial collapse of the housing market.
• Create a 6 page report discussing your findings. Explore the evidence from an ethical point of view.