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On the recordJuly 14, 2015
every time a consumer gets a fair mortgage loan rather than a predatory one, a great deal of help has been created in terms of a wealth-building enterprise versus a wealth-stripping one
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the importance of fair mortgage loans for consumer wealth.

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