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Syron reflects on economy's woes

He says housing wasn't the only possible trigger

Richard Syron said the climbing rate of homeownership among Americans may not have been a good thing for the economy. Richard Syron said the climbing rate of homeownership among Americans may not have been a good thing for the economy.
By Steven Syre
Globe Staff / June 6, 2009

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If it wasn't the housing market, something else would have triggered the current economic trauma, according to former Freddie Mac chief executive Richard Syron. (Full article: 240 words)

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