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Home » IO Performance May Be Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing as Economic Conditions Change, Fitch Analysts Warn
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IO Performance May Be Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing as Economic Conditions Change, Fitch Analysts Warn

March 17, 2006
Subprime interest-only loans have performed surprisingly well, relative to other types of hybrid ARMs in recent years. But don’t let that solid performance fool you: analysts at Fitch Ratings are making changes to their rating criteria in anticipation of problems they expect to arise when loan interest-rates begin to re-set. …
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