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Jeff Merkley: “I did not see anything in there that explained why someone would choose a 500 percent loan.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
I did not see anything in there that explained why someone would choose a 500 percent loan.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley expresses confusion over high-interest loan choices.

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