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Barney Frank: “How does it hurt the FHA in their ability to lend to people with weaker credit if they say to people with weaker credit…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2007
How does it hurt the FHA in their ability to lend to people with weaker credit if they say to people with weaker credit, if you make your payments for 5 years, we will refund the extra we charged you?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a bill on FHA lending practices.

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