Will you get a good deal if lenders can read your mind? (Independent)

Story date: 2008-05-24 04:13:41
Added on: 2008-05-24 20:11:36

Nervous mortgage lenders are wielding a new and invisible weapon in their quest to drive away "high-risk borrowers" – even if they are already loyal customers. This is according to new research from mform.co.uk, the mortgage information service, which highlights the growing use of customer profiling among lenders.


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