Copyright 2002 Globe Newspaper Company  
The Boston Globe
June 15, 2002, Saturday ,FOURTH EDITION
SECTION: REAL ESTATE; Pg. D11

LENGTH: 88 words

HEADLINE: ON SPEC;
LENDERS' SINS TARGETED

BYLINE: Compiled by Thomas Grillo, Globe Correspondent

BODY:
Legislation designed to restrict predatory lending practices, expand consumer protections, and strengthen enforcement of existing protections has been introduced in the US Senate. "The Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act of 2002," introduced by Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat, and cosponsored by Democratic senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry of Massachusetts, would enhance civil remedies and statutory penalties.

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