Investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in mid April released a report saying that unused home equity lines of credit totaled $1 trillion nationwide and that banks moving to cut off some of that credit amid a housing slump could backfire.
KBW said there's an additional $1.2 trillion in outstanding debt on credit lines and home-equity [...]
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