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Melvin Watt: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform bill... was the culmination of years of efforts to rein in predatory lending.

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform bill... was the culmination of years of efforts to rein in predatory lending.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Mel Watt highlights the purpose of the Dodd-Frank Act in addressing financial abuses.

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