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Banking

Feb. 1, 2005

Predatory Lending Practices Warrant Legislative Intervention

Forum Column - By Mark Ridley-Thomas - Congratulations to new homeowners in this New Year. It is truly a triumph that homeownership has become a reality for an unprecedented number of families and individuals since the early 1990s. However, in the wake of that accomplishment, lenders began offering mortgage loans to deprived borrowers, many with blemished credit, and the subprime market began to boom.

Forum Column

By Mark Ridley-Thomas
        
        Congratulations to new homeowners in this New Year. It is truly a triumph that homeownership has become a reality for an unp...

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