The United States of Subprime

Data Show Bad LoansPermeate the Nation;Pain Could Last Years

By RICK BROOKS and CONSTANCE MITCHELL FORD
October 11, 2007; As America's mortgage markets began unraveling this year, economists seeking explanations pointed to "subprime" mortgages issued to low-income, minority and urban borrowers. But an analysis of more than 130 million home loans made over the past decade reveals that risky mortgages were made in nearly every corner of the nation, from small towns in the middle of nowhere to inner cities to affluent suburbs.

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