The sins of our fathers
Karl Deeter: Refusing to deal with the mortgage arrears problem earlier comes with consequences
In hindsight, it would be difficult to imagine having done a worse job of it. I am referring to the financial crisis, in particular the elements of it relating to mortgages from both a regulatory and oversight point of view.
The first big error was a ban on repossessions five years ago – we took on this idea, via the now departed financial regulator Matthew Elderfield.
It was imported from Hungary where upon ...
