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Old 12-13-2010, 07:01 AM
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Default Credit offers are starting to return, but at a price

The "strategic defaulter" classification made me chuckle.

NYT: Risky borrowers find credit again, at a price - Business - The New York Times - msnbc.com
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Imagine that. Lenders are actually starting to look at a potential borrower's ability to repay the debt BEFORE making the loan. What a concept.
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