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David Dayen: The Government Program That Failed Homeowners

April 1, 2014

Happy April Fools everyone! On today’s show we will be talking with David Dayen (@ddayen) about his new piece in the Guardian on the failure of Hamp, read it here. Or we may just have a Ken, Ken & Ken Show and tune in at noon!

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