I disagree. It was handed to him by Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton (both republicans, in my opinion).
Bush Sr. Pushed for total deregulation of banks and Bill signed it into effect. That is the key starting action that eventually lead to the housing crash in the first place. Everything else stems from that.
Exactly!, everyone read that. The government. Ordered the banks to make risky loans or loose federal funding. It was called the aha American housing act. Remember the saying "A home for every American". This was a planned theft.