In one the researchers compared the sentences received by
major players (that is, those who stole $ 100,000 or more) in the savings - and -
loan scandal a decade ago with the sentences handed to other
types of nonviolent
federal offenders.
Such an arrangement is allowed on all
major loan types, too, including conventional
loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; FHA
loans backed by the
Federal Housing Administration; VA
loans backed by the Department
of Veterans Affairs; and, USDA
loans backed the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.