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May 17, 2007

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Fed Says mortgage defaults would not seriously harm the economy

by Bob Schwartz

San Diego mortgage defaults Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he did not believe the growing number of mortgage defaults would seriously harm the economy.Facing criticism from members of Congress about lax regulation, Bernanke also promised that the Fed would do everything possible to crack down on abuses that have put millions of homeowners in jeopardy of defaulting on their mortgages.[tags] mortgage defaults, real estate bubble, housing bubble, mortgage foreclosures[/tags] San Diego neighborhood real estate

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2 Comments
  1. Mar 19 2008

    Homeowners should be prepared to ride out the current fluctuation, because in the long run values should continue to escalate.

    Maddison
    San Diego Agents

  2. In 2005 most of the commenters on the real estate market were saying there’s no bubble and our mini boom would never end, this is a sure sign that an end is fast approaching.

    Heather
    San Diego California Real Estate Brokers

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