Bill takes aim at predatory lending, mortgage reform
Story date: 2007-10-22 02:03:00
Added on: 2007-10-23 05:30:50
Marketwatch - At a time when many loans to borrowers with poor credit are set to readjust to higher interest rates, Frank's bill also imposes some new liabilities on investors that securitize such loans. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has recently called on ...
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