A Bill Encouraging to Distressed Homeowners, but Its Reach Is Unclear (New York Times)
Story date: 2008-09-28 09:43:07
Added on: 2008-09-28 22:29:54
The bailout package should ease tight credit and hold down interest rates. But it does not go as far as some Democrats would have liked in helping distressed homeowners.
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