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Still, the focus over the next few months will be averting sovereign defaults in both the euro zone and the United States.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2011

It shouldn't be stopped, and going forward, a major priority for regulators will be averting such lending binges--as new, tougher mortgage rules from the Federal Reserve aim to do.

From Time Magazine Archive