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Melvin Watt: “I have always believed that you cannot make a loan to somebody who cannot afford to repay it.”

On the recordJune 26, 2013
I have always believed that you cannot make a loan to somebody who cannot afford to repay it.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Watt emphasizes the importance of lending only to those who can repay.

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