The ripple effect of a low dollar, high gas prices, housing crisis and a credit crisis all on the same playing field.
…That story will only be compounded if U.S. residential real estate prices continue to decline, leaving more homeowners with mortgages greater than the value of their houses. That could lead to a surge in defaults, even by borrowers with good credit, forcing banks to cut lending.
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