Subprime Mortgages Did Not Exceed 8% of All Outstanding Mortgage

question 27

True/False

Subprime mortgages did not exceed 8% of all outstanding mortgage obligations by 2007, but by the end of 2008 they were the source of 65% of bankruptcy filings by homeowners in the United States.

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