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Business in Vancouver January 22-28, 2008; issue 952
Main reason for sub-prime mortgage crisis
Which, if any, of the following do you think is the main reason for the current sub-prime mortgage crisis in the U.S.?
| Poor lending standards | 70% |
| Interest rates | 3% |
| Historically high rates of purchasing homes in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s | 1% |
| Declining property values | 2% |
| High government spending/debt | 6% |
| High consumer debt | 9% |
| Other | 5% |
| None of the above | 0% |
| Don’t know | 5% |
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