Linkage: Loan standards easing, homes as ATM machines
Higher debt-to-income ratios and more cash out on mortgages. You can now get a home equity loan with no payments. And non-mortgage debt has risen for awhile and now the late payments are rising too. Is the credit cycle taking a turn for the worse? Depends on who you ask.
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