Chicago Reporter February 1994: City Writes Off $1... -
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Kate Lane, director of housing services for Bethel, said Holloway's building code violations went beyond those covered by the loan.Bethel made no money from the repairs, which were completed as planned, she said.
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The Williamses "really milked the program," said Lane."They were great at putting that paperwork together."
Hart's explanation: "Some people may have pursued (loans) more aggressively than others."
In an August 1989 review of loans to Centre-West and the Williams family, city officials noted that all the loans were "questionable in status" and recommended "immediate legal action."