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Testimony: Sens. Conrad, Dodd told of VIP loans

July 28, 2009 By The Associated Press LARRY MARGASAK (Associated Press Writer)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two influential Senate committee chairmen were told they were getting special VIP deals when they applied for mortgages, an official who handled their loans told Congress in closed-door testimony. Democratic Sens. Christopher Dodd and Kent Conrad had denied knowing they were getting discounts when they negotiated their loan terms.

Robert Feinberg, who worked in the VIP section...

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