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The Financial Reform Bill is glaring with the abscence of any regulation for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. As a former mortgage banker, I saw firsthand how Barney Frank and Chris Dodd forced these agencies to lower their underwriting standards to allow "everyone" to own a home. Also left out was any mention of the rating agencies that rubber stamped the mortgage-backed securities.