What is subprime crises?

Answer:
The Subprime Crisis is an economic problem that happened in the United States. It cannot be explained in a paragraph or so. In short, it happened due to uncontrolled lending in the US Financial Markets.

Some of the reasons for this crisis are:
1. The US Real estate market crash
2. High default rates on Subprime loans &
3. Subprime Mortgage backed securities
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