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		MattGaiser on June 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of... For mortgages I don't see why the deferrals are a problem as long as they are just tacked on to the end of the mortgage. It is going to be a major problem for renters.

opportune on June 3, 2020 [–]

If people don’t have their jobs immediately come back after all the restrictions are lifted then they’ll still be unable to make future payments.

Correct though that renters will be hurt more, though it will likely have less systemic effects.

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