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Housing Bust Meets the Equity-Withdrawal Blues

While the subprime and exotic mortgage fallout has been grabbing recent housing headlines, another potential story for 2007 may be in the wings: as Americans withdraw less equity from their homes will it mean a big or little hit for growth and consumer spending?

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This article was originally published in Bloomberg.

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