Was there national dispute over the Clinton administration's support of the lowering of financial standards for mortgages aka "predatory" lending that contributed to the housing bubble burst of 2008? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Was there national dispute over the Clinton administration's support of the lowering of financial standards for mortgages aka "predatory" lending that contributed to the housing bubble burst of 2008?

by KSrager92

It is widely stated that such endorsement of policies led to the housing crash of 2008. Was there the same level of dispute in the media and among partisan debate predicting the resulting crisis that we see today over similar issues?

Polybios

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