..."The nation needs to face up to both the
immediate and the structural changes that are needed to cushion the
impact of the current crisis for homeowners, communities and the
nation; to learn from the lessons of this crisis to improve our housing
policy, especially by enhancing the supply of quality, well-located
affordable rental housing; and to take the regulatory steps to prevent
a similar wealth-stripping crisis from happening again," said Ellen
Seidman, a former Clinton administration official who directs the
Financial Services and Education Project at…
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