These lenders were able to charge higher interest rates and make more money on sub-prime loans.

这些贷款人可以收取较高的利率，并就次级贷款更多的钱。

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We are hearing that central Banks and sovereign wealth funds are eager buyers. We might think they are crazy and we believe that sovereign debt will be to Europe what sub-prime loans were to the US.

我们听到中央银行和主权财富基金积极投入，我们可能会认为他们疯了且我们相信这些主权债务对于欧洲将如美国的次级贷款。

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By the end of last year, one-in-five sub-prime borrowers were in arrears on their home loans.

到去年年底，高达五分之一的次级抵押贷款借款者拖欠房贷。

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And some of that was good, but unfortunately what you started seeing were what were called these sub-prime loans.

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The McCain ad also accuses congressional "liberals" of showing bad judgment when they pushed for "risky" sub-prime loans and fought against more regulation.

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Most people know that the meteoric rise of home prices between 2001 and 2006 had to do with sub-prime loans and mortgage-backed securities.

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