Ensuring Access to Affordable Housing and Mortgage Credit for LMI Populations Even taking into account the sobering lessons learned from the recession, affordable homeownership
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Even taking into account the sobering lessons learned from the recession, affordable homeownership remains the most important wealth-building opportunity for most LMI families.1 A major long-term macroeconomic benefit will be achieved if our mortgage finance system effectively opens access to those populations that will make up the largest portion of the growth of the mortgage market in the coming decades.
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