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Feds want to know what's wrong

Posted by Andrew Caffrey August 3, 2007 03:15 PM

The federal Office of Thrift Supervision is soliciting public comment on what would constitute unfair and deceptive practices in lending and other activities. Though the words "subprime mortgage" are not mentioned in the OTS release, it's probably not an unfair inference to draw that the blowup in that end of the lending market is weighing on regulators.

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