Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage Legislation (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Story date: 2007-10-24 03:09:34
Added on: 2007-10-24 10:00:16
Banking regulators, mortgage industry lobbyists and activists will come to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss major changes to mortgage industry laws, as the industry copes with a surge in defaults.
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