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NAMB's Mike Anderson testifies before House Small Business Committee

Sep 24, 2009

On Sept. 23, 2009, National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) Government Affairs Committe Vice Chairman Mike Anderson testified before the House Small Business Committee regarding NAMB’s position on U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). NAMB’s testimony focused on the impact of the proposed CFPA on the small business community, specifically the mortgage broker industry. In addition to his current role as vice chairman of NAMB's Government Affairs Committee, Mike Anderson, with Baton Rouge, La.-based Essential Mortgage Company LLC, is past president of the Louisiana Mortgage Lenders Association (LMLA). The full text of Anderson's prepared testimony can be found here. For more information, visit www.namb.org.
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Sep 24, 2009
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