Meredith Whitney

Stock analyst Meredith Whitney is a regular commentator on the Fox News Channel. In the August 18, 2008, edition of Fortune magazine, Whitney predicts that the country's credit crisis will continue.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: ca. 1970²
2. Analyst for Oppenheimer & Co.¹
3. Predicted in August 2008 that the U.S. credit crisis would continue¹
4. Whitney's prediction detailed in a Fortune magazine article entitled "The Woman Who Called Wall Street's Meltdown and What She Sees Next"¹
5. Whitney predicts decline in housing prices could be near 40 percent¹
6. Married to the business pundit and former professional wrestler John Layfield²
7. Whitney and Layfield met in 2003, and married in February 2005 in Key West, Florida²
8. Whitney is a graduate of Brown University²
9. In October 2005, Whitney predicted "unprecedented credit losses" for subprime lenders¹

Citigroup Projections

Meredith Whitney made headlines on November 1, 2007, after she said Citigroup could be forced to cut its dividend or sell assets to shore up its capital. Citigroup's shares slumped to a four-year low in response, sending the Dow Jones plunging 362 points.³

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