Locals speak on the economic meltdown
![Joel Elliott, 29, Jonesboro: "[I'm] very worried because I buy a lot of investment property, and the banks are freezing up. They don't want to lend except on owner-occupied [homes]. It's kind of slowing down business."](http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/tools/shared/mediahub/03/76/25/slideshow_725763_elliott.JPG)
Joel Elliott, 29, Jonesboro: "[I'm] very worried because I buy a lot of investment property, and the banks are freezing up. They don't want to lend except on owner-occupied [homes]. It's kind of slowing down business."
