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Elizabeth Warren: “One possibility, they could say they are not lending because there aren't good lending opportunities.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
One possibility, they could say they are not lending because there aren't good lending opportunities.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Explaining potential reasons banks cite for not lending.

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