Download or read book Confessions of a Subprime Lender written by Richard Bitner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former subprime lender Richard Bitner once worked in an industry that started out helping disadvantaged customers but collapsed due to greed, lack of financial control and willful ignorance. In Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider's Tale of Greed, Fraud, and Ignorance, he reveals the truth about how the subprime lending business spiraled out of control, pushed home prices to unsustainable levels, and turned unqualified applicants into qualified borrowers through creative financing. Learn about the ways the mortgage industry can be fixed with his twenty suggestions for critical change.