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5. A pretty high percentage of car payments are in arrears too

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Sat Feb 14, 2026, 02:27 PM

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And people are using payday loans for groceries

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A new mortgage crisis is quietly hitting those who can least afford it [View all] SunSeeker Saturday OP

For comparison, the 2008-09 housing collapse occured when 8% of mortgages were in arrears Fiendish Thingy Saturday #1

The delinquency rate quintupled in just the last 4 years. If it merely doubles this year to 6%, it'll approach 2008. SunSeeker Saturday #3

A pretty high percentage of car payments are in arrears too questionseverything Saturday #5

The economy is wages, jobs and inflation... CousinIT Saturday #2

If the warnings from many of these AI experts are true we are not far from a complete collapse of the job market Cheezoholic Saturday #4

"Guaranteed minimum income may not be far off" HAHAHAHAHAHA durablend Sunday #10

But but there was a big surge in jobs, according to the govt's own figures. Here's the job report in a nutshell, progree Saturday #6

130k is still a bad number and likely will get revised down next month. Rinse and repeat every month hereafter. Raftergirl Saturday #7

It's only "quiet" because the illusion has to be maintained that Republicans are "good for the economy" ck4829 Saturday #8

The last mortgage crisis occurred under a Republican administration Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday #9

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