![Auctioneer Bret Richards of Hudson and Marshall Auctions signals an accepted bid at a real estate foreclosure auction in Denver, Colorado, November 18, 2006. The financial markets grew calm on March 15, Auctioneer Bret Richards of Hudson and Marshall Auctions signals an accepted bid at a real estate foreclosure auction in Denver, Colorado, November 18, 2006. The financial markets grew calm on March 15,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2MAET/auctioneer-bret-richards-of-hudson-and-marshall-auctions-signals-an-accepted-bid-at-a-real-estate-foreclosure-auction-in-denver-colorado-november-18-2006-the-financial-markets-grew-calm-on-march-15-2007-for-the-first-time-since-the-subprime-mortgage-crisis-erupted-earlier-this-week-but-government-officials-stepped-up-the-effort-to-find-out-what-went-wrong-in-the-home-finance-market-and-how-it-could-be-fixed-picture-taken-november-18-2006-reutersrick-wilking-united-states-2D2MAET.jpg)
Auctioneer Bret Richards of Hudson and Marshall Auctions signals an accepted bid at a real estate foreclosure auction in Denver, Colorado, November 18, 2006. The financial markets grew calm on March 15,
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![Orlando Medina (2nd R) holds up his bidding card as he bids for a property during an auction by Dallas-based Hudson & Marshall of several hundred foreclosed homes in Dearborn, Michigan March Orlando Medina (2nd R) holds up his bidding card as he bids for a property during an auction by Dallas-based Hudson & Marshall of several hundred foreclosed homes in Dearborn, Michigan March](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1C4YN/orlando-medina-2nd-r-holds-up-his-bidding-card-as-he-bids-for-a-property-during-an-auction-by-dallas-based-hudson-marshall-of-several-hundred-foreclosed-homes-in-dearborn-michigan-march-17-2007-michigans-economy-has-suffered-from-the-loss-of-manufacturing-jobs-and-high-unemployment-adding-to-one-of-the-highest-home-foreclosure-rates-in-the-country-reutersrebecca-cook-united-states-2D1C4YN.jpg)