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Bill Foster: “So now we are left with just a geographical definition, rather than the purpose of the loan?”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
So now we are left with just a geographical definition, rather than the purpose of the loan?
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster questions the shift from purpose-driven loans to geographical definitions in CRA assessments.

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