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Minority home loans rise at Wachovia, BofA (The Charlotte Observer)
Bank of America Corp. and Wachovia Corp. made more home-purchase mortgages to Hispanic and African American borrowers last year, but they continued to deny their loan applications more often than whites, an Observer analysis of loan data found. Both banks also reported more high-rate loans in 2006, although these mortgages remained a small part of their portfolios. The subprime mortgage business ...