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</html><description>I am clearly showing my age. I am mystified watching both the Fed&#x2019;s and the banking industry&#x2019;s reluctance to tighten up on lending practices in subprime home loans. One would think this situation would, handled correctly, represent an opportunity for bankers. They have lost share to mortgage brokers, who were more lightly regulated and appear, [&hellip;]</description></oembed>

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