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What Makes a Mortgage a “Bad Loan?” I’m Confused.

Written on 20 May, 2013 at 4:43

What Makes a Mortgage a “Bad Loan?” I’m Confused.

Or do we only judge a loan to be "bad" after it defaults, and because it defaults? Assuming there are NOT predatory practices involved, is a loan "good" until it defaults and then it becomes "bad." And is... (Continue reading)

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