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Governor (Deval Patrick) made call on behalf of lender
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| Last Edited | *crickets chirp* Mar 06, 2007 03:49pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Boston Globe |
| News Date | Tuesday, March 6, 2007 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Governor Deval Patrick, who was criticized during the gubernatorial campaign for his involvement with a controversial subprime mortgage lender, called a top official at Citigroup, former US Treasury secretary Robert E. Rubin, two weeks ago to intercede on behalf of the owners of Ameriquest Mortgage as they sought urgent financial assistance from the global financial giant.
In a statement to the Globe, Patrick said he made the Feb. 20 call to Citigroup not in his role as governor but after a personal request to him from a top official at ACC Capital Holdings, the firm that owns Ameriquest Mortgage, which has frequently been accused of predatory lending.
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