On the podium at a recent speech sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation in Washington, D.

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If sub-prime borrowers could be helped to make better decisions, says James Carr, head of research at the Fannie Mae Foundation, sub-prime lenders would have to bring rates down, and many would get prime loans.

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The study, prepared by the Brookings Institution and the Fannie Mae Foundation, found that newcomers preferred the inner city because it eliminates commutes, avoids traffic jams and provides a richer, more varied social life than can be found in the suburbs.

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