Exotic loans and a reduction of credit quality

The stock market has been running up since 2003, during the housing boom. So money wasn’t leaving, it was entering the stock market. It wasn’t just low rates though. It was the exotic loans and a reduction of credit quality. They loaned money to anyone at unbelievable terms. That is what really got it going.

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