If the borrowers default, they simply seized the house and put it back on the market.

如果借款人默认情况下，他们只是抓住了房子，将它放回市场。

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Households are struggling to pay down debt to get out of the hole they're in, and if they give up and default, that places more pressure on indebted borrowers around them.

家庭都在努力偿还债务以脱离不断深陷的泥潭，如果他们放弃并拖欠债务，就会对周围负债的借款人造成更大的压力。

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The key to that success is the guarantee that investors will be repaid even if borrowers default - a promise ultimately backed by taxpayers.

这些能成立的关键因素是：甚至在借款者违约的情况下，投资者都能得到款项偿还的保证——最终转嫁到纳税人身上的保证。

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They expect an increase in default rates this year or next, even if the economic conditions for borrowers do not deteriorate much.

ECONOMIST: Corporate debt