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In the boom years, Dutch banks routinely wrote mortgages that exceeded 125% of the value of a home—covering closing costs, taxes, renovations and even new-car purchases on the side. Though low unemployment means most Dutch are still able to pay their mortgages, a significant drop in house prices, a rise in interest rates or an increase in unemployment would leave more people unable to pay their debts, with effects that could ripple through the financial system and the broader euro-zone economy.