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Gary Peters: “Our status quo is unsustainable but completely eliminating any government role in the mortgage market would likely…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
Our status quo is unsustainable but completely eliminating any government role in the mortgage market would likely undermine the housing recovery.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Warning against fully removing government from the mortgage market.

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