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Carl Levin: “Were they notified that there was a billion-and-a-half dollars in loans that were selected because they were Option ARMs…”

On the recordApril 12, 2010
Were they notified that there was a billion-and-a-half dollars in loans that were selected because they were Option ARMs and that it was your expectation that Option ARMs were going to go delinquent in greater numbers?
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin questions whether investors were informed about the risks of Option ARMs.

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