| Number | 17957 |
| Subject | Real Estate |
| Source | Register (Des Moines, Iowa) |
| State | IA |
| Year | 2001 |
| Publication Date | May 13 - 15 |
| Summary | "Des Moines' most blighted neighborhoods have become profit centers for a growing and largely unregulated home-lending business that trades on the desire of poor people to own a home. A Des Moines Sunday Register investigation found numerous problems with the contract wholesale business, including unpaid taxes, lack of disclosure of hidden costs and inflated sale prices." |
| Category | General |
| Pages | 15 |
| Keywords | Polk County;Wolford Group;advertising claims;traditional mortgages;repossession;eviction;outside lenders;credit history;rental properties;loophole for upkeep and repair;Iowa Finance Authority;residential contracts;Legal Aid Society |
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