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Partial Government Shutdown is Hurting Some Borrowers Seeking a Mortgage
Washington Post, Jan. 9, 2019–Kenneth R. Harney
If you’d been hoping to buy or refinance a house during the past couple of weeks with a conventional loan, your application or closing probably sailed through with few if any hitches, said Pete Mills, a senior vice president for the Mortgage Bankers Association. But federal workers could be experiencing problems.