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On the recordNovember 15, 2010
I will just close with this comment, and that is that the perspective presented by major banks before this Committee was that they are suspending the dual track for loans that they carry, but they are being forced by Fannie and Freddie not to suspend the dual track.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses banks' claims about loan processing pressures from Fannie and Freddie.

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