APR Often Misleads Borrowers into Costlier Mortgage Loans (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Story date: 2007-10-08 06:10:00
Added on: 2007-10-08 17:00:14
Borrowers who shop for mortgages based on the loan's annual percentage rate often choose costlier mortgage loans without ever knowing it.
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