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Ben Bernanke: “I think many people are convinced that the way Fannie and Freddie were set up before was not entirely satisfactory, and…”

On the recordJune 2, 2009
I think many people are convinced that the way Fannie and Freddie were set up before was not entirely satisfactory, and we need to have some rethinking about what role the government should play in the housing market.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke calls for rethinking government involvement in the housing market.

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