"Home purchases that are very highly leveraged or unaffordable subject the borrower and lender to a great deal of risk. Moreover, even in a strong economy, unforeseen life events and risks in local real estate markets make highly leveraged borrowers vulnerable."
Ben Bernanke is an American economist who served as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. He played a central role in monetary policy during the global financial crisis and later received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.