• boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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    8 hours ago

    They can’t really ensure a positive worst case scenario. 15% is the minimum down payment where I live unless you use extra collateral, but a home could lose half its value if there’s a major economic downturn.

    They’re just mitigating bad scenarios, not anything close to the worst case.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      8 hours ago

      The worst case scenario is that the Earth is hit by a giant asteroid. At that point what does a little risk hedging in a financial transaction matter?