Editor's Note

January 08, 2018, 5:13 p.m. EST 1 Min Read

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National Mortgage News has retracted an opinion article, "FHFA should resist calls to weaken mortgage standards," published on Jan. 8. The story did not meet National Mortgage News' editorial standards for disclosure of the author's business affiliations.

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