Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage

The New York Times

Up and down the coastline, rising seas and climate change are transforming America’s classic 30-year mortgage, The New York Times reports. Home buyers are increasingly seeking contracts that make it easier to walk away after flooding, banks are asking for larger down payment percentages and financiers are selling their mortgages to government-backed buyers like Fannie Mae.

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