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Subprime Lending Market: Mitigating Risk in a Risky Business

Loans to consumers with questionable credit histories have always been a high-risk, high-reward business. But now the subprime lending market has taken a turn for the worse, as this volatile segment of consumer lending has experienced rapid increases in delinquencies, foreclosures, bankruptcies, and company failures over the past six to eight months.
Lenders, servicers and investors must be cognizant of the inherent risks -- financial, regulatory, credit, and reputational -- that they face as participants in the subprime lending market and take appropriate steps to mitigate the negative impact that such risks can have on their subprime portfolios.

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