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On the recordDecember 7, 2011
the reason those predatory practices were not ended is they were at the Federal Reserve
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley criticizes the Federal Reserve for failing to protect consumers from predatory lending practices.

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