Tweet100% had to compete...but not 100% are in the mess that the other 20% are.
also...there's TONS of sub-prime lenders for cars.
ford motor credit does sub-prime
gmac does sub-prime
toyota america has sub-prime
chase has sub-prime
national city banc
citi-banc
wells fargo
nicholas financial
consumer portfolio services
western funding
genisis financial.....
do i have to put them all....there's many, many more than you think bro.
not to mention all the credit unions.
just like with auto's, the banks had to get "creative" to get the piece they wanted, and wanted to increase, their market share...the ones that did that with poor policies, policies derived from trying to chase fanny, freddy, country wide, they tanked (happens in auto's all the time...we'd use them up, knowing they got a piss poor chance of sticking around becouse of their EASY criteria, and they'd always be another dum**** trying to keep up with the jones's for us to bleed...i assume mortgage brokers are the same way). though i'm no-where near as edjucated as you, i do believe i have some knowledge in this field and i do believe i'm way more correct than you think.