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Okay, Mortgage Underwriting Has Loosened, But Loan Performance a Concern
January 9, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The average credit score on the 10th percentile of purchase mortgages increased from 555 in 2000 to 655 at the end of the third quarter of 2014.
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