Tag: zombie mortgages
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Are Risky Mortgages Making a Comeback? Here’s What We All Must Know.
Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) can be helpful financial tools. They can also create trouble when the rate adjusts upward. Since the pandemic, adjustable-rate mortgage loans have seen a comeback. And some market watchers are becoming concerned. As one headline put the point this month: Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Caused Trouble in 2008. They’re Worrying Experts Again.
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Feds Target Predatory Lenders, Call Out “Nightmare” Scenarios for Deed Seekers
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is acting to block predatory financing, redlining, and zombie mortgages. What’s all this about predators, red lines and zombies, you ask? Let’s break it down.
