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As U.S. Watchdog Retreats, Mortgage Firms Reprise Cozy Marketing Arrangements
Reuters, Aug. 22, 2019–Katanga Johnson, Michelle Price
U.S. mortgage firms are getting back into joint marketing and advertising arrangements, reviving a controversial practice that was effectively banned in the aftermath of the 2007-2008 subprime mortgage crisis.