Why Savers Prefer Low Yield Instruments

... gave these instruments an enormous advantage in the market that eventually resulted in the housing crisis of 2007. Mortgage-backed securities grew from $17 billion in 1980 to $604 billion in 1990 to $1,283 billion in 2000. Under Basel, U.S. ...

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