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Many Lenders are Loosening Requirements for Prospective Home Buyers
Washington Post, Feb. 22, 2018–Michele Lerner
Pushback against overly tight credit after the housing crisis, a shrunken proportion of first-time buyers and worry about affordability as home values rose led to some tweaks to guidelines that could ease financing pressures for home buyers this year.