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On the recordFebruary 9, 2012
The normal banking system isn't working, and what they're trying to do at the Federal level is to focus attention just on the secondary market activity rather than on the loan originators. So they're saying, Oh, the problem was at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the second in line.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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