Group sets sight on predatory lending - 2004-01-10
Bad credit is no obstacle, the man in the suit advises the elderly woman. His firm, he mentions, specializes in loans to people in her situation, quickly flipping through some papers he places in front of her. All she has to do is sign on the bottom line.

So goes the pitch of the predatory lender in a video produced by the Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association. The video is designed to teach people about the dangers of predatory lending and how to avoid becoming a victim.
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National housing starts reaches 15-year high in 2003 - 2004-01-10
Housing starts across Canada reached a 15-year high in 2003, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Friday, as low mortgage rates and strong job growth created demand for new homes.

The Crown corporation reported that housing starts totalled an annualized 217,600 last month, up from 215,000 in November.

The strong end to the year boosted the actual total for 2003 to 217,800, up 6.2 per cent from 2002's record showing.
Read the full story at Ottawa Business Journal