Almost everyone agrees that too much borrowing (aka "leverage") was at the core of the financial crisis and Great Recession. Too many risky loans were made.
Where do we stand five years after Lehman Brothers?
Well, there's good news and bad. The good is that American households and businesses have cut their debt burdens. The bad news is that in most other countries, they haven't.
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