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Ben Bernanke: “It depends on the income from the property, not the collateral value.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2010
It depends on the income from the property, not the collateral value.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke emphasizes the importance of income over collateral in assessing commercial real estate loans.

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