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  "id": "2004-january-february-loans-updated",
  "slug": "2004-january-february-loans-updated",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2004-january-february-loans-updated.html",
  "year": 2004,
  "month": "January • February",
  "monthNum": 1,
  "headline": "Loans updated",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": " Home Mortgage Lending\" by Jo Craven McGinty is a great guide for journalists who want to learn how to analyze the data and detect compelling news stories. Order the book online at www.ire.org/store/books or call (573) 882-3364.\n\nFor more information about the HMDA data or to order contact the Database Library at (573) 884-7711 or (573) 884-7332.",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "IRE and NICAR have released an updated Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database for 2002, along with a guide by Jo Craven McGinty to help journalists analyze lending data and identify news stories.",
  "keywords": [
    "mortgages",
    "database",
    "lending"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Data & Databases",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Business & Economy"
  ],
  "technologies": [],
  "full_text": "For those who want to know more about home mortgage lending practices – including demographics of loan applicants – in their area, IRE and NICAR offer the 2002 update of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database.\n\nThe IRE Beat Book \"Home Mortgage Lending\" by Jo Craven McGinty is a great guide for journalists who want to learn how to analyze the data and detect compelling news stories. Order the book online at www.ire.org/store/books or call (573) 882-3364.\n\nFor more information about the HMDA data or to order contact the Database Library at (573) 884-7711 or (573) 884-7332.",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
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