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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger, Ap Economics
March, 12, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/consumer_finances
WASHINGTON – “The net worth of American households fell by the largest amount in more than a half-century of record keeping during the fourth quarter of last year.”

“After five straight years of sharp increases in home prices, the housing bubble burst in 2007, sending shockwaves through the financial system as banks were hit with billions of dollars of losses on mortgages and mortgage-backed securities.”


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