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  2. Predatory lending - Wikipedia

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    Predatory lending refers to unethical practices conducted by lending organizations during a loan origination process that are unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent. While there are no internationally agreed legal definitions for predatory lending, a 2006 audit report from the office of inspector general of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) broadly defines predatory lending as ...

  3. Equity stripping - Wikipedia

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    Subprime loans targeted at vulnerable and unsophisticated homeowners often lead to foreclosure, and those victims more often fall to equity stripping scams. [2] Additionally, some do consider equity stripping, in essence, a form of predatory lending since the scam works essentially like a high-cost and risky refinancing.

  4. What is the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA)?

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    A high-cost mortgage, defined by HOEPA as “any consumer credit transaction that is secured by the consumer’s principal dwelling,” is one in which the annual percentage rate (APR) exceeds the ...

  5. Usury - Wikipedia

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    Examples of forbidden loans, such as a person borrowing 1000 dollars and the borrower is required to return 1100 dollars. The above agreement is a form of transaction which is a burden for people who borrow, because in Islam, lending and borrowing are social transactions aimed at helping others, not like a sale and purchase agreement that is ...

  6. Mortgage fraud - Wikipedia

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    Mortgage fraud by borrowers from US Department of the Treasury [7]. Mortgage fraud may be perpetrated by one or more participants in a loan transaction, including the borrower; a loan officer who originates the mortgage; a real estate agent, appraiser, a title or escrow representative or attorney; or by multiple parties as in the example of the fraud ring described above.

  7. Real-estate industry rocked by $1.8 billion verdict finding ...

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    Nonetheless, the verdict could change the real estate industry’s commission structure as we know it. NAR chief legal officer Katie Johnson addressed the lawsuit in the company’s podcast ...

  8. Home equity loan vs. HELOC: Which is best for borrowing ... - AOL

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    A home equity loan is a type of loan that allows you to borrow against your equity without refinancing. With a home equity loan, you can typically borrow up to 80% of the home’s value, minus ...

  9. Loan shark - Wikipedia

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    A loan shark is a person who offers loans at extremely high or illegal interest rates, has strict terms of collection, and generally operates outside the law, often using the threat of violence or other illegal, aggressive, and extortionate actions when seeking to enforce the satisfaction of the debt. [1]