Throughout the last half of 2009 these reports focused upon the continuing economic problems we face. While our intermediate-term outlook has been consistently negative, one major economic problem may be receding. Unfortunately, the way in which it is being resolved is likely to lead to even greater long-term problems.
The area that is changing involves the “big one,” consisting of the toxic mortgages still on the books of our banks (which have been estimated at $2 trillion), the $2 trillion worth of mortgages that are resetting in the next two years, and the $1 trillion worth of commercial real estate that will need to be refinanced…
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