Dems urge Bush to appoint mortgage czar

Story date: 2007-10-03 10:36:00
Added on: 2007-10-03 11:00:18

MSNBC - Steep prepayment penalties have made it difficult for some to get out of their mortgages, and some homeowners can't afford to refinance or even sell their homes. Bush last month acknowledged "some unsettling times" in the country's troubled housing ...


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