In mortgages, here we go again? Not quite

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By Joe Light | Bloomberg News

Homes over the past few months have sold at their quickest pace since 2007. But despite low mortgage rates and government efforts to expand mortgage access, borrowers with anything but strong credit scores are still relatively absent, according to a report released Monday.

Real-estate-data firm Black Knight Financial Services said that in August 21% of mortgages to buy homes–as opposed to refinances–went to borrowers with credit scores below 700. That was down from 24% in August 2014 and from 40% in August 2005.

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