Banks have lowered leverage down to 7:1. This is just above the lowest level of 6:1.
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That doesn’t sound right. I think they are probably ignoring the real market value of all their real estate holdings, and perhaps hiding some leverage somehow.
http://www.spvalue.com/2011/08/21/state-of-the-european-banking-crisis-at-august-21-2011/