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Gwen Moore: It was not predatory borrowers; it was predatory lending.

On the recordApril 25, 2017
It was not predatory borrowers; it was predatory lending.
Said by
Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Moore emphasizes that predatory lending, not borrowers, caused the economic crisis.

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