A fourth-wall-breaking explanation of how mortgage-backed securities transitioned from government-guaranteed bonds to risky 'subprime' private bonds. The character simplifies complex financial jargon for the audience while in a casual setting.
SCARLETT: Instead of creating mortgage bonds that were guaranteed by the US government, they started creating their own private mortgage bonds. No government, no pesky standards like good credit or minimum income. And then the big banks were able to fill the bonds with riskier and riskier mortgages
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