Open Question: Are Equity Loans the next round in the Mortgage Crisis?

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New York TimesBy VIKAS BAJAJLittle by little, millions of Americans surrendered equity in their homes in recent years. Lulled by good times, they borrowed — sometimes heavily — against the roofs over their heads.Now the bill is coming due. As the housing market spirals downward, home equity loans, which turn home sweet home into cash sweet cash, are becoming the next flash point in the mortgage crisis.Americans owe a staggering $1.1 trillion on home equity loans — and banks are increasingly worried they may not get some of that money back.To get it, many lenders are taking the extraordinary step of preventing some people from selling their homes or refinancing their mortgages unless they pay off all or part of their home equity loans first.


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