Unintended fallout of loan crisis - Boston Globe
Story date: 2008-07-26 04:30:00
Added on: 2008-07-26 04:58:43
AS THE IMPLOSION of the $1.3 trillion subprime mortgage crisis threatened even government-sponsored Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae , lawmakers and housing advocates were busy looking for culprits, accusing mortgage companies and banks of "predatory ...
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