how does a falling economy cause people to default on their house mortgages, if their loan amount and income stay the same?

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how does a falling economy cause people to default on their house mortgages, if their loan amount and income stay the same?

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I think in simplest terms, a failing economy means incomes don’t stay the same. Jobs are lost and or people take pay cuts.

If one’s income does stay the same through an economic downturn and their mortgage rate is fixed and they are staying put, they won’t default.

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