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Short Takes: Don’t Buy GSE Preferred, Says Former Regulator / The Dr. Frankenstein of the Mortgage Industry / Mortgage Master Ramps Up Jumbo Lending / Not so Fast on Using a HELOC to Pay Off Student Loan Debt / Auction.com Branches Out

June 18, 2013

Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler

Only a crazy person would speculate in GSE junior preferred stock. Meanwhile, Dr. Frankenstein reveals himself.

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