May 30, 2007

Wow, I could’ve had a prime mortgage

Posted by Tom Davie

Why many borrowers who qualified for prime-rate loans wound up with subprimes instead.
Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer

May 30 2007


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Imagine you’re a homeowner, and you discover that instead of the expensive subprime mortgage loan you signed on for, you actually qualified for a prime mortgage with much lower interest rates.

Subprime loans are usually designed for borrowers with damaged or sketchy credit histories. Lenders charge higher rates to these customers to offset the extra risks they take on. Prime loans are usually granted to borrowers with credit scores of 650 or higher.

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