Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says there were two waves of
defaults during the housing crisis: from subprime and then prime borrowers.
Not exact matches
But the organization's reserve fund plummeted
during the
housing crisis, largely due to insurance claims resulting from homeowners
defaulting on their loans.
During the
housing crisis, higher - than - normal
defaults drove the agency's reserve fund below the congressionally mandated 2 percent.