Recognizing predatory mortgage lenders - 2004-03-22
Don't become a victim of the predatory lenders. Predatory lending is most commonly linked with mortgages, but it also happens with other types of loans.

What is predatory lending?
In communities across America, people are losing their homes and their investments because of predatory lenders, appraisers, mortgage brokers and home improvement contractors do:

Sell properties for much more than they are worth using false appraisals.
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When done right, work-force housing benefits community - 2004-03-22
Affordable housing seems to mean different things to different people.

To those looking for it, affordable housing means houses or rental units that they can support with their mid-income-level jobs without having to choose between paying the mortgage or rent, or buying their kids new school clothes or paying medical bills.
Read the full story at The Portsmouth Herald