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Monday, 12/01/2008 12:56:49 PM

Monday, December 01, 2008 12:56:49 PM

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Bush Administration Weakened Lending Rules Before Crash

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/bush-administration-weake_n_147311.html

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents.

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