Predatory lending has run largely unchecked. Here’s one of the best articles I have seen written on the topic….Wolves in Small Print

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>Buyers aren’t the only ones screaming. Nationally and in Fort Worth, some of those working in
>the real estate and mortgage business are also coming forward to charge that the real estate lending
>business is fraught with fraud. Those professionals say that appraisals are being inflated to buoy up
>higher housing prices, bigger loans, and higher fees
for the industry. First-time home buyers without
>down payments and with poor credit histories are being pushed through the mill, critics say, and come
>out the other side with loans they have little chance of repaying. That in turn is pushing foreclosure rates to alarmingly high levels.

3 Comments

  1. Ashish Shah August 18, 2005 at 8:21 pm

    Predatory Lending in New York. Now that’s an oxymoron.

  2. Ashish Shah August 25, 2005 at 10:51 am

    I think predatory lending is a more serious issue in poor and urban neighborhoods. The main reason being that the established banks do not care to offer banking services in these places. The consequences are criminals who take advantage of poor uneducated folks. I think its a criminal offense and the offenders deserve severe punishment.

  3. Ashish Shah August 25, 2005 at 10:57 am

    Education the public on intelligent borrowing is key, especially, in areas where predatory lending is high.

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