Usually means: Loans to borrowers with poor credit.
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  1. Sub-Prime, Sub-prime, sub-prime: Wordnik
  2. sub-prime: Wiktionary
  3. Sub-prime: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Sub-prime: World Wide Words

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sub-prime: Inflation Glossary

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  1. sub-prime: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Alternative spelling of subprime [Less than prime; inferior.]

Similar:
subprime, subalternate, sub-pixel, subpar, suboptimum, subprimary, subpremium, subkilometre, subultimate, subprimal, more...

Types:
adjustable-rate, interest-only, option ARM, piggyback, more...

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Similar:
subprime, subalternate, sub-pixel, subpar, suboptimum, subprimary, subpremium, subkilometre, subultimate, subprimal, more...

Types:
adjustable-rate, interest-only, option ARM, piggyback, more...



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