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by Randy Carey: Deductibles on a flood policy are a business credit underwriting risk like deductibles on any other insurance policy.
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by John Burnett: Your bank should have policy on this issue. It should not be an ad hoc decision by an individual lender.
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by Randy Carey: John brings up a good point. Alowing different deductibles for different borrowers is a fair lending risk.