whereU.S.BankwouldhavetotellMr.Phillipshowhisfinancialsituationdidnotqualifyhimforamodification.Or,perhapshe
was
qualified,yetdidn'treceivethemodification,inviolationofU.S.Bank'sServiceParticipationAgreement(SPA).Acynicaljudgemightthinkthat,ifthe
guidelines
clearlypreventedMr.Phillipsfromgettinghismodification,thenU.S.Bankwouldhavetrottedoutthatfactinmathematicequations,piecharts,andbargraphs,allon8by10glossyphotopaper,withcirclesandarrowsandparagraphsonthebackexplainingeachwinningnumber.
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U.S.Bank'ssilenceonthisissuemightheightenthesuspicionsofsuchacynicaljurist.I,ontheotherhand,amsurethatnothingofthesortcouldbetrue.MaybeU.S.Banknolongerhasanyofthe$20billiondollarsleft,andsotheirlackofwrittenexplanationmightbeattributedtosomekindofinkreductionprogramtosavemoney.I'msurethereisaperfectlyreasonableexplanationforwhytheU.S.BankwillnotprintouttheONEpageoffiguresthatshowMr.Phillip'sfinancialscomparedtotheRAMPguidelinestoclearallthisup.)
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