subprime
German translation: riskant/risikoreich
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| 14:59 Jul 15, 2002 |
| English to German translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / banking | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Ulrike Lieder (X) Local time: 06:42 | ||||||
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weniger bedeutend Explanation: zweitklassig? |
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peer agreement (net): +3riskanter / risikoreicher Explanation: "subprime mortgages" are defined as mortgages extended to property owners with damaged or less-than-stellar credit. You'll find a whole lot of references to "subprime real estate / lending" business. BofA, one of the largest US banks, just left the subprime real estate business, i.e. they no longer fund mortgages in the subprime market. "Riskanter" or "risikoreicher" might be possible choices. See if that'll work for you. HTH The subprime (that is, non-prime or below "A" rated credit) mortgage lending industry has grown significantly in recent years, expanding from a $35 billion industry in 1994 into a $140 billion industry in 2000 (Figure 1). research.aarp.org/consume/dd57_lending.html Subprime Mortgage Rates (for damaged credit). This no-nonsense free site is dedicated to helping people find the best loan. We are ... www.mortgage-5.com/mortgage-Subp.html |
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