U.S. Secretly Halted JPMorgan’s Growth for Years

Re:U.S. Secretly Halted JPMorgan’s Growth for Years by richardknop on Monday October 29, 2018 @07:36AM (#18326603)

It is their responsibility to be fiscally responsible and plan their spending in a way to have sound finances. Taking out a mortgage with near zero deposit with monthly repayment that takes 3/4 of your family income is irresponsible and I disagree with stripping such people of any responsibility. Just because it's easy to get a loan doesn't mean consumer is not responsible for judging feasibility of the loan.

What if interest rates go up and my monthly repayment goes up by 10-15%? What if I lose my job tomorrow and it will take me 6 months to find a new role? These and similar are common sense questions a consumer should ask himself/herself before taking out a loan. I am not going to put 100% of the blame on the bankers. You don't need a degree in economics to be able to ask these simple common sense questions and make a judgement on whether it's a good idea to take out that loan.

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Re:U.S. Secretly Halted JPMorgan’s Growth for Years by askmike on Monday October 29, 2018 @12:50PM (#18328950)

> You don't need a degree in economics to be able to ask these simple common sense questions and make a judgement on whether it's a good idea to take out that loan.

That's personal responsibility, different from being responsible for the global economy. A dangerous game based on credit and loans was being played by banks and financial firms, but the people getting a mortgage where the poker chips not the poker players.

I'm not from the US, the crisis in 2008 hit my hometown (in Europe) hard. Do you expect me to (partly) blame US homeowners for this?

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