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Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders

By Ben Hallman

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Unregulated FICO has key role in each American's access to credit

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The news about the nation’s foreclosure scandal has been coming fast and furious, driven by tales of backdated documents, false affidavits a

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Republicans insist that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "were the main cause of the nation's current financial turmoil” but a look at the data sh

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