Standard & Poor's sees dramatic rise in Alt-A delinquencies

Alt-A mortgage loans made in 2006 are going bad at more than four times the rate as similar loans made in 2004, analysts at Standard & Poor's said Tuesday.

Alt-A loans are offered to home buyers who don't have perfect credit, but who are considered less of a risk than subprime borrowers.

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