The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from a mortgage industry that was out of control.

D. S. His surname of "Zandi" comes from the Zand dynasty (formally known as the Zandieh dynasty) which ruled southern and south-central Iran (1750–1794) in the eighteenth century.

Prior to founding Economy. He attended Upper Merion High School where he earned his diploma.