But even as short-term interest rates began to rise, the day of reckoning was postponed, as new borrowers could obtain fixed-rate mortgages at interest rates that were not increasing.
Pero aun cuando las tasas de interés a corto plazo comenzaron a aumentar, la hora de la verdad se pospuso, ya que los nuevos deudores podían obtener hipotecas de tasa fija con intereses que no estaban aumentando.