This is because it was largely the portfolios supporting middle America that got tarnished by the banking crisis. With the exception of a few notable coastal ma

This is because it was largely the portfolios supporting middle America that got tarnished by the banking crisis. With the exception of a few notable coastal markets, middle America had the most to lose, which is rather sad, because they were already ravaged enough as it is by the steel mills and manufacturing jobs leaving its many once-prosperous towns and cities.