WSJ asks: Is it really that hard to get a mortgage?

July 25, 2014

Mortgage credit is tighter than it was in 2000-2002, before standards were really relaxed, reports The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos. Using data obtained from Goldman Sachs economists, Timiraos explains how credit is tight, and why it's a problem for the housing market’s recovery.

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