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A borrower owns a home worth $300,000 and owes $80,000 on her mortgage. A lender offers her a $200,000 home equity loan at a high interest rate, using aggressive sales tactics, knowing her fixed income makes repayment unlikely. The lender's primary motivation appears to be eventual foreclosure and acquisition of the property. This scenario most directly illustrates:

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Correct answer: Equity stripping, because the lender is exploiting the borrower's home equity with the expectation of foreclosure

Equity stripping in its most egregious form involves a lender extending credit secured by a borrower's home equity, knowing the borrower cannot repay, with the intent to foreclose and seize the property. The lender profits from the equity built up in the home rather than from legitimate loan repayment. Loan flipping involves repeated refinancing, not a single predatory loan. Yield spread premium abuse relates to broker compensation tied to rate. Balloon payment abuse involves structuring payments the borrower cannot meet at maturity, which may be present here but the primary predatory mechanism is the equity targeting.

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