Study: Minority mortgages skew toward 'high cost' loans (Chicago Sun-Times)

Story date: 2007-10-05 02:19:16
Added on: 2007-10-05 05:00:39

A disproportionately large percentage of mortgages made to blacks and Hispanics last year met the government's definition of "high cost" loans, a new study said.


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