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Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Housing Finance System
January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12741) on Jan. 13, 2025, by financial economics specialist Darryl E. Getter:

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Introduction to Financial Services: The Housing Finance System

Background

Prior to the Great Depression, U.S. residential mortgage markets operated at local levels and were highly sensitive to local conditions. Lenders funded mortgages by relying o . . .

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