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Elizabeth Warren: “The agency could say if you will issue a page-and-a-half credit card contract that is readable, a one-page mortgage that…”

On the recordJune 23, 2009
The agency could say if you will issue a page-and-a-half credit card contract that is readable, a one-page mortgage that is readable and make the blanks clear... you are relieved of other regulatory obligations.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren proposes clearer financial contracts to empower consumers.

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