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Old 10-23-2008, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
What threats would be posed when the property values stop rising? God will come in and take care of it? There is no risk of me making a bad loan if someone else will buy it over, is there? If this is what you are using to clear your buddy Clinton, it is a poor defense. I suppose this also clears George Bush Sr then? IIRC, the CRA was during his tenure. The CRA was the item that cleared half the congress and was threatened to be vetoed if it passed congress. Who holds veto over the Congress?
IMO there's nothing wrong with subprime lending if it's done right with full disclosure, i.e. don't hide the risk in fancy financial instruments that no one fully understands. That part should have been more regulated.
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