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On the recordJuly 12, 2016
By one estimate, homeowners particularly in communities of color lost $1.1 trillion in wealth.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks discusses the significant wealth loss in communities of color due to foreclosure crises.

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