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We all watched the mortgage meltdown as it unfolded. Easy money made housing prices rise. Easy money provided by our government through Freddie, Fannie, and the FHA, guaranteeing home loans. And, the same federal government insisting banks and lending institutions give a certain percentage of mortgages to minorities regardless of the credit-worthiness of that percentage. Then defaults grew and Read the full article…