That justified relaxed lendingstandards. Homeownerswith weak credithistoriescouldrefinance loansonmorefavorabletermsintwoorthreeyearsbecause the value oftheirhouses wouldhaverisen.
Level the economic and financial playing field between Warsaw Pact countries and Latin American debtor nations so that potential adversaries cease to enjoy continued, preferential treatment (such as Western government-guaranteed credits, more favorableterms and conditions onloans and multilateral economic conferences) vis a vis that available to fledgling democracies in this hemisphere.