http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ Knowledge@Wharton is an online resource that offers the latest business insights, information, and research from a variety of sources. Content includes analysis of current business trends, interviews with industry leaders and faculty, articles based on the most recent business research, book reviews, conference and seminar reports, and links to other websites. en-us Copyright (c) 2012 The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/no_pic.gif http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/ 125 45 Wharton Faculty Research Finance and Investment http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1901&source=rss <SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana">As fallout from the subprime lending crisis continues, a number of remedies have been proposed to deal with it. One is legislation to curtail predatory lending, which is generally thought to be a factor behind the issuing of so many subprime loans to borrowers with poor credit. What qualifies as predatory lending? And what are the conditions that make it flourish? Wharton finance professors David Musto, Philip Bond and Bilge Yilmaz analyze predatory lending in a new paper titled, "Predatory Lending in a Rational World."</SPAN> Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:18:03 EST