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On the recordSeptember 22, 2010
You have got to have data on the percentage of loans, say, in 2000, 2005 out there, how many foreclosures, how many underwater, and all this.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Shelby demands historical data on loans and foreclosures for better oversight.

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