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by gunapologist99 78 days ago
In the United States at least, a bank who is offering a subprime loan is taking the bulk of that risk.

Student loans are guaranteed by the federal government. That is not the same thing at all.

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During the 2008 Crisis, it was mortgage holders who got fucked and banks made whole, so risk asymmetries go far beyond just student loans.