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Subprime and keeping up with the Joneses

By Saskia Scholtes

Published: July 7 2007 03:00 | Last updated: July 7 2007 03:00

The once-arcane world of US subprime mortgages has become notorious.

Late payments and defaults by overstretched home owners have rippled across global financial markets.

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