Geographer criticizes loan practices (The Bellingham Herald)
Story date: 2007-10-27 12:06:36
Added on: 2007-10-27 20:43:18
BELLINGHAM — The availability of subprime loans made it easier for poor people to borrow money in recent years, but that borrowing may have hurt more people than it helped, University of British Columbia geographer Elvin Wyly said Friday.
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