考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇之一
<p> <span word="Higher">Higher</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>! <span word="Bigger">Bigger</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>!</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sleazy">sleazy</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subprime">subprime</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Rising">Rising</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="borrowers">borrowers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lured">lured</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="mortgages">mortgages</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="subprime">subprime</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hasnt">hasnt</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>: <span word="costly">costly</span>-<span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="abusive">abusive</span>-<span word="subprime">subprime</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>. <span word="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="bleeding">bleeding</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="borrowers">borrowers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span>.</p><p> <span word="Subprimes">Subprimes</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="types">types</span>: <span word="Cards">Cards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="crazily">crazily</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="traps">traps</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="traps">traps</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="at">at</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="heres">heres</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="works">works</span>:</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>-<span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>-<span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $3,000. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="only">only</span> $250. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>! <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="Account">Account</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="Participation">Participation</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="issuers">issuers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="subprime">subprime</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="HSBCs">HSBCs</span> <span word="Orchard">Orchard</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="upfront">upfront</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>. <span word="Cap">Cap</span> <span word="Ones">Ones</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> 28.15 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Orchard">Orchard</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="disclose">disclose</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> . <span word="Cap">Cap</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="issuing">issuing</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="bump">bump</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overspend">overspend</span>.</p>
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