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Old 09-01-2010, 10:37 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by fishpoopoo View Post
The dumbing down of lending standards, and the manipulation of interest rates are NOT "market forces."

They are government policies.
I agree, but the lowering of interest rates led investors to seek better returns which came from new lending products that took advantage of the lower standards...did they not?

Hence my comment about the market exploiting the room to move.

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