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Will mortgage reforms kill off the recovery?

Source: The Independent
Banks : United Kingdom | about 1 month ago  
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During the property boom earlier this decade, the British mortgage market was infected by fraud and poor lending practices. Brokers and borrowers were exaggerating earnings, while lenders often neglected to make sufficient checks as to whether the person taking the loan could repay it. Meanwhile,...
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