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Predatory Lending Examples

  • Forged loan documents
  • Hidden terms
  • Incomplete disclosures

Bait & Switch

  • Qualified borrowers steered away from affordable loans

Balloon loan refinanced with excessive fees

Low monthly payments with large final payment

Required credit insurance

  • Credit life insurance
  • Credit disability insurance
  • Unemployment insurance

Prepayment insurance

  • Penalties for paying off a loan ahead of time to keep loan continued as long as possible

Flipping

  • Repeated refinancing of loan balance into a new loan, sometimes without knowledge of the borrower
  • Inflated appraisal values of your home.
  • High interest rates and excessive fees
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