During the last real estate boom a large number of home owners chose to use ARM loans to purchase or refinance their homes. At the time home values were going up, the economy was great and nobody ever thought that adjustable rate mortgage loans would cause such a problem across the world.
ARM loans were a very popular way to purchase a home and refinance a mortgage throughout the previous real estate craze. However to everyone's surprise these loans became one of the major sources of problems for many home owners across the world. Something no one ever thought would happen when the times were good and everything was OK with the economy and the housing market!