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Bernie Sanders: “In a 2012 report, the Government Accountability Office identified over 14,000 instances of financial institutions…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
In a 2012 report, the Government Accountability Office identified over 14,000 instances of financial institutions failing to properly reduce servicemembers' mortgage interest rates and over 300 improper foreclosures.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights significant failures in financial institutions regarding servicemembers' mortgage rates.

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