To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Share Embed Share URL Video File Node URL Embed Code <iframe title="MRC TV video player" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.mrctv.org/embed/36930" allowfullscreen></iframe> In 2007, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama declared subprime mortgages, now blamed as a key factor in the U.S. financial crisis, were good for Americans.