About Credit Writedowns


Credit Writedowns (www.creditwritedowns.com) is a news and opinion site dedicated to bringing a well-informed view of finance, economics, markets and all relevant global events into the global mainstream consciousness.

The site started in March 2008 and has become one of the highest-ranked economics and finance blogs on the net (now in the top 25 by traffic). Posts by its authors have been featured in the mainstream media in the Guardian Newspaper, Reuters and the Chicago Sun Times as well as on big-name finance sites like the Financial Times, Seeking Alpha, the Prudent Bear and RGE Monitor.

The site is best known for its RSS, the most comprehensive data set of links to credit crisis-related events, and for the Dummy’s Guide to the U.S. Banking Crisis. Part blog and part news source, this site is great for both newbies and experts.

To get the most out of the blog, please do sign up for the Email and RSS feeds. We have a post “How best to subscribe,” which highlights the best way to get the most out of a subscription to Credit Writedowns. Please feel free to send us feedback at feedback at creditwritedowns dot com. We always look to respond to questions in a timely fashion.

avatar About Edward Harrison

Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty years of business experience. He is also a regular economic and financial commentator on BBC World News, CNBC Television, Business News Network, CBC, Fox Television and RT Television. He speaks six languages, a skill he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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  1. avatar Andy says:

    Great to discover this blog and am now a subscriber. The analysis here is spot on and as a fellow finance blogger, it is always great to discover new and interesting perspectives on the financial and economic issues of the day.