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To: Regulator

we saw mortgage interest rates peak at 21.5% for awhile back in the Jimmy Carter era.


9 posted on 04/15/2024 10:14:14 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: faithhopecharity

Yeah, I remember

Was short period though in ‘82

Stayed north of 12% - 16% for a long time though, basically until the Reagan tax cuts kicked in and got the late ‘80s economy going again...which then collapsed due to the S&L crisis!

Back to the Future


11 posted on 04/15/2024 10:21:03 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: faithhopecharity
Average rates, so covers up the short term spikes...

Still frightening. I remember it all!

12 posted on 04/15/2024 10:25:37 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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