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On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
trend of deference to the Enterprises, including a reliance on the determination of the Enterprises without independently testing and validating them.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed highlights FHFA's hands-off approach that complicates anticipating problems.

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