The Trillion-Dollar Bet - New York Times

The Trillion-Dollar Bet - New York Times: "This year, only about $80 billion, or 1 percent, of mortgage debt will switch to an adjustable rate based largely on prevailing interest rates, according to an analysis by Deutsche Bank in New York. Next year, some $300 billion of mortgage debt will be similarly adjusted.



But in 2007, the portion will soar, with $1 trillion of the nation's mortgage debt - or about 12 percent of it - switching to adjustable payments, according to the analysis.



The 2007 adjustments will almost certainly be the largest such turnover that has ever occurred.



The impact is not likely to derail the economy on its own, economists predict, but it will probably slow growth. For individual families, the problems could be significant."



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