==Fannie Mae lowers guidelines for subprime borrowers==
==Fannie Mae lowers guidelines for subprime borrowers==
:''Main article:'' [[Community Reinvestment Act]]
:''Main article:'' [[Community Reinvestment Act]]
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In 1999 Fannie Mae lowered its underwriting guidelines to expand into the subprime lending market,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/30/business/fannie-mae-eases-credit-to-aid-mortgage-lending.html Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending,] Steven A. Holmes, ''New York Times'', September 30, 1999.</ref> a widely held contributing factor to the [[Financial crisis of 2007]]-08.
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In 1999 Fannie Mae lowered its underwriting guidelines to expand into the subprime lending market,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/30/business/fannie-mae-eases-credit-to-aid-mortgage-lending.html Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending,] Steven A. Holmes, ''New York Times'', September 30, 1999.</ref> a widely held contributing factor to the [[Financial crisis of 2008|Financial crisis of 2007-08]].