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Predatory Lending

Last Updated: February 22, 2007

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Predatory lending refers to any of a number of fraudulent, deceptive, discriminatory, or unfavorable lending practices. Many of these practices are illegal, but others are legal. What they have in common is that they are not in the best interest of the borrowers.

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