Homeowners stuck as lenders cinch standards

Experts say there's plenty of blame to go around. During the real estate boom, lenders began offering an array of loans to borrowers with poor credit histories. They let many borrowers finance 100% of the purchase price, often asking for little or no proof of income or assets. Last year, 43% of loans required little or no documentation of the borrower's finances, according to First American LoanPerformance. These "stated-income" loans have earned the ... Full Story »

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by Kyle Klipowicz - Mar. 7, 2007

Another prime example at how our society of debt is slowly draining away the middle class. People are constantly being taken advantage of by complex legal documents that bind them to agreements that they are not well-informed to comprehend.

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