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Barney Frank: “Well, in the first place, the universe is not exhausted by the borrowers and the shareholders. There are banks involved.…”

On the recordMay 17, 2007
Well, in the first place, the universe is not exhausted by the borrowers and the shareholders. There are banks involved. There are many other people in the transaction. And yes, I think there will be various distributions, of course, and it will differ at different times and different economic circumstances, depending on the competitive situation. I believe that it is possible in some circumstances a very small percentage of the 5 percent might go on to the mortgages. It is likely to be de minimis. And the answer is it doesn't come just from the shareholders, it comes from the banks, from the mortgage brokers----
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the complexities of financial transactions involving mortgages and stakeholders.

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