The cost of litigation is strangling the market, and the availability of credit is thereby cut back on lending to potential homeowners.
Scott Garrett: “The cost of litigation is strangling the market, and the availability of credit is thereby cut back on lending to…”
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Garrett criticizes HUD's Disparate Impact Rule for hindering access to housing.
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