One of the factors that has had the greatest impact on the subprime mortgage frenzy and the deterioration of lending standards in the mortgage market was the transferring of risk. The securitization process of mortgage loans took responsibility for the performance of mortgages out of the hands of the lenders and put it in the hands of thousands of investors located in areas around the world.
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