Understanding The Issues: Subprime/Housing Crisis

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

I don't know which candidate has a better plan, but the lenders and borrowers were dumb. The brokers may have been slimy with the borrowers, but the lenders did not want to see people lose their houses. The lenders wanted people to borrow as much money as possible without going into foreclosure. As others have noted, the borrowers often got ARMs for houses they couldn't afford and now they are paying for living beyond their means. Sure, there are exceptions, but I that those sweeping generalizations pretty much capture what's happened.

Going forward, I'll support any plan that helps the economy (helping the borrowers/lenders is just gravy). Unfortunately, I have no clue what that plan would entail.