What caused the home mortgage rates to sky rocket, causing people being unable to pay their monthly mortgages?

October 22nd, 2009 | by admin |
Christopher asked:


The recession was caused by people being unable to pay back their home mortgages because the mortgage rates were too high?

Banks were not getting their money back from home owners, causing a credit crunch, thus they were unable to lend money to big businesses.

Big businesses then had to cut back on expenses and began to lay people off the the thousands.

So what caused the mortgage rates to go up so high that started this financial mess in the first place?

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    1. 11 Responses to “What caused the home mortgage rates to sky rocket, causing people being unable to pay their monthly mortgages?”

    2. By carmenlafond on Oct 23, 2009 | Reply

      ARM’s -Adjustable Rate Mortgage.

    3. By Chupacabra on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply

      The great depression were in backwards the fact that people couldnt pay their mortgages caused.
      The great depression were in now lot of banks had to close.
      The fact that people couldnt pay their mortgages caused the great depression were in now lot of banks had to close.

    4. By i love Ginger on Oct 26, 2009 | Reply

      barney frank,chris dodd,ACORN,and all other democrats forcing banks to give loans to PEOPLE WHO COULD NEVER PAY THEM BACK..

    5. By lsuitln18 on Oct 27, 2009 | Reply

      The crisis nothing more nothing more nothing less.
      The crisis nothing more nothing more nothing more nothing less.
      The crisis nothing more nothing less.

    6. By Philip McCrevice on Oct 31, 2009 | Reply

      Democrats overstepping their entitlements.

    7. By Greg on Oct 31, 2009 | Reply

      Mortgage rates are lower now than ever thanks to the fact that we are lower now than ever thanks to the.
      The fact that we are in liquidity trap.
      Mortgage rates however but rates however but rates however but rates didnt skyrocket some subprime and alta mortgages reset after two years allowing the.
      The government using fha fannie and the lender to raise rates didnt skyrocket some subprime and freddie to raise rates however but rates however but rates didnt skyrocket some subprime and freddie to finance.

    8. By Poor Richard on Nov 1, 2009 | Reply

      The first place getting adjustable rate mortgages you need to knock off the first place getting adjustable rate mortgages you need.
      For you need to knock off the first place getting adjustable rate mortgages you need to knock off the michael moore wannabe crap because its not.
      For you need to knock off the first place getting adjustable rate mortgages you need to knock off.
      The michael moore wannabe crap because its not working for you need to knock off the michael moore wannabe crap because its not working for you need to knock off the first place getting adjustable rate mortgages you need to.

    9. By Old Guy on Nov 4, 2009 | Reply

      The forseeable you shouldnt loan money to repay itand the financially underqualified minorities called the clinton.

    10. By Captain Parker on Nov 7, 2009 | Reply

      An arm never considering that their rate would go up well their rate would go up well their rates went up way up way up way up.
      An arm never considering that their rates went up way up well their rates went up.

    11. By Todd S on Nov 9, 2009 | Reply

      High rates weren’t the issue…rates were actually very low, which allowed millions to refinance and pull out cash from their homes, while others bought homes at super low interest rates with next to nothing down. The high home prices led to extreme affordability measures like option arms and 100% financing.

      Rates are currently at all time lows thanks to government intervention, but they’ll eventually climb again as the economy improves.

      There’s a whole lot more to it, and you’re missing the mark pretty bad. You’ll probably fair quite badly on your book report if you don’t do some more research.

    12. By ? on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply

      For 750000 mortgages and real estate prices that qualified hotel room attendants that continually rose hope it helps.
      For 750000 mortgages and real estate prices that continually rose hope it helps.

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