Predatory loans, forclosures raise concern

Story date: 2007-10-18 06:30:00
Added on: 2007-10-18 20:00:19

Traverse City Record-Eagle - LANSING -- Third-party loan originators are under heightened scrutiny in Michigan as predatory lending practices and resulting housing foreclosures threaten the stability of communities. A third-party originator is a mortgage broker who matches ...


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