In comparing the traditional way of structuring mortgages and the newer structure of providing mortgages that securitized them and insured those securities with credit-default swaps, it is clear that the ________ structure increased homeownership rates and that the ________ structure was riskier to the health of the overall economy.

A. newer; traditional
B. traditional; traditional
C. traditional; newer
D. newer; newer

Answer: D

Economics

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