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Occident Federal’s Mortgage Advertisement in 1964

In a 1964 advertisement, Occident Federal offered mortgages of up to 80 percent of a property’s value, with terms as long as 25 years.

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Occident Federal advertisement - 1964
Occident Federal advertisement - 1964

This is an advertisement for Occident Federal, printed in The Baltimore Sun on July 2nd, 1964. They were offering mortgages up to 80% of the property value and a maximum of 25 years. In the heyday of the pre-collapse real estate market (i.e., 2007ish), we were looking at 100% loan-to-value ratios.

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