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On the recordApril 15, 2015
I think we all want the mortgages to be affordable but not predatory, so they become a form of wealth construction.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes the need for affordable, non-predatory mortgages to support the American dream.

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