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Paul S. Sarbanes: “I guess that raises the question, you know, what is the purpose of the System and why should the Home Loan Banks be…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2003
I guess that raises the question, you know, what is the purpose of the System and why should the Home Loan Banks be devoting or providing low-cost funding to such large institutions which have direct access to the capital markets themselves?
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Paul S. Sarbanes
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congress.gov
Sep 9, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sarbanes questions the purpose of funding large institutions through Home Loan Banks.

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