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Black and Latino homeowners received high-cost loans from prime lenders in 2005 far more often than their white and Asian counterparts.
Note: Data includes conventional, first-lien, home purchase, home improvement and refinancing loans for owner-occupied, one-to-four unit family properties.
Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, analyzed by The Chicago Reporter.
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