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Politics : Ralph Nader For President!

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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (73)11/25/2002 12:36:54 PM
From: Thomas M.   of 206
 
Back Alley Loan Sharks

Predatory Lending

by Ralph Nader

Subprime lenders have been marching up to state
legislators around the nation with a stern
warning-"enact protections for borrowers and you
will trigger a quick and certain reduction of credit for
thousands of low, moderate and middle income
borrowers."

But, the hard facts coming out of the states with the
courage to stop predatory and other unfair lending
practices are putting the lie to the lenders' scare
campaign.

Last summer, Morgan Stanley, a major financial
services firm, surveyed 300 branch mangers and loan
officers from five of the largest subprime home
equity originators and independent mortgage
brokers. The conclusion from these front-line
subprime operators was that predatory lending
protections had not significantly dampened loan
growth.


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