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2024-04-29 13:01:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5265521FD61BF1A014CB13C4C2A796E3A83906A008DE527B6C86B750384BEABD
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In 1995 Clinton loosened housing rules by rewriting the Community Reinvestment Act. These new rules put pressure on banks to give out risky mortgages to subprime borrowers (housing bubble). The Great Recession was largely caused by excessive subprime mortgages. https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2001/community-development-under-the-cra-review-of-the-1995-regulations-begins https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/mortgages/subprime-mortgage-crisis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis
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