The reaso for mortgages or loa are because of the high ending rate of the people in USA. Accordin
The reaso of increase in the ending habit of the people is because of more gadgets and more luxury in order to get into more luxury people are using all their money into gadgets which e ures luxury. Increase in awarene and trying to ape the rich i.e. trying to get costlier clothing and acce ories to feel good. The ending of the people is not in accordance with the income that they earn but is also eating into their savings. In a recent study it has been found that many people havent saved for their rainy day. There is very le or no emergency fund among people. The people who have retired have found that they have no fund to end rest of their lives. The savings rate has drastically come down.
As said above to lay their hands on ending money, for emergencies, for building a house (without enough finance in hand) and for education that the there has been an increase in need to borrow money and hence increase in the lenders. Though reaso like building a house or education loan is quite understandable in nature and is also repayable within the fixed period of time. It is only the increase in the loan for emergencies and ending money that is worrying a lot of economist. This increase can only be tackled when the people learn to live within their income.