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Borrowers Averse to Refis, Even When They’re Free
March 1, 2019
Dennis Hollier
Do you trust your mortgage lender? This turns out to be a crucial question when it comes to persuading borrowers to refinance their homes, according to a paper by researchers at the Columbia Business School. The answer they got: Not so much.
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