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Introduction In a manner similar to many earlier economic crises, sub prime lending bust begins decades before anyone actually knows. With the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, banks expanded their trust in the area they operated. As a result, many lenders were attracted to low-income borrowers. Later in 1986, the federal government began allowing taxpayers to deduct interest paid to mortgages. This effect was a benefit to the refinancing market. In addition to the benefits associated with the fairness of buildings, homeowners now have access to tax cuts, such as paying fixed monthly payments instead of rising rents. This, in spite of the way borrowers receive loans in the future, often directly led to a steady increase in homeownership. Dangerous loans were totally made from small country towns to the vicinity of the city center, to rich suburbs. From 1986 to the mid-90's, mortgage securities began to catch the attention of Wall Street. At that time the f...