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Fed urged to act on abusive mortgage practices

Appeared on June 15, 2007

Joe Mason, from the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, said there is a role for prepayment penalties—that of investor security—and instead suggested more financial education. Michael Decker, of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, said many problems have been corrected and that most of the subprime market is working reasonably well.