Before they became a magnet for losses and lawsuits, mortgages were moneyspinners for America’s banks. They are again. The Federal Reserve’s campaign to push down interest rates has fuelled a wave of home-buying and loan refinancing. And to the frustration of the Fed, those lower rates are not being fully passed on to customers by the banks.
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