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Do funding spreads signal a credit crunch?

A rising LIBOR OIS spread points to nervousness on interbank funding markets. But for the mortgage market, any future credit crunch is more likely to come from lenders’ concerns about the economy, house prices and risk appetite, than a dislocation in funding.

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