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by philgoetz 5405 days ago
Home buyers are systematically better at planning for the long term than bankers, because most bankers don't plan to be working at the same bank 30 years from now - or, if they do, they don't expect to be held accountable for the loans they approve today in 20 or 30 years. Otherwise, what banker in the nation would offer 30-year fixed-rate mortgages at 4.25%?