Finance companies – a graphic explanation

• Steve Pierson
• 16 years ago
• Categories: economy

With the collapse of Hanover Finance, the 25th finance company to go under, Hanover co-owner Mark Hotchin has declared ‘the finance companies’ model is broken’. Here’s an illustration of that model:

I think they went wrong at step 1. Of course, as always, it’s the schmucks who lent Hotchin and Watson the money who lose out. Meanwhile, construction work on Hotchin’s $30 million mansion continues.