[avacado]

Okay, thanks! That definitely answered that question. I wasn’t aware of that much in detail.

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He called on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase commitments to the 'minority' market by $440 billion. (See: President Calls for Expanding Opporunities to Home Ownership)

Bush DID ask for expansion of programs to help home buyers.

But, it is not clear whether he ACTUALLY asked for $440 Billion or MERELY thanked "lenders" for their $440 commitment

At any rate

Would Bush have asked for this if he had known Fannie Mae was cooking the books?

Would Americans have allowed this to continue for 5 more years if an independent overseer told them about the abuses?

If Democrats had supported reform we would be in much better shape now.