By Pascal Pinck, Reuters


Federal Reserve Board Governor Susan Bies issued a warning on Wednesday on risky real-estate lending practices, saying banks could be hurt by higher interest rates or a decline in home prices.


“Banking supervisors have become concerned recently about apparent increased risk-taking in both commercial and real estate lending,” Bies told the National Bankers Association annual convention in Beverly Hills, California.


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