Since you have multiple mortgage loan products, the choice of which product the borrower wants is theirs, is it not, after delivering the anti-steering disclosure? What do you mean you would rather not do a portfolio loan? You either do portfolio loans or you do not. Redlining rural properties especially if this in your assessment area is probably not something that you want to engage in.
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