NAR asks Congress to think outside the mortgage credit box -

If hindsight’s 20/20, irresponsible lenders were the ones reflected in the rearview mirror of the subprime mortgage crisis. Now that the economy’s reached a relative point of stability, have the barriers to obtaining a home loan been stacked unfairly against some Americans? The National Association of Realtors would say yes, and it has written two letters to Congress (one to the House, another to the Senate) urging the government to take legislative steps that would open the doors of opportunity for potential homebuyers …