Fed passes reforms to combat subprime mortgage crisis
Story date: 2007-12-18 03:52:00
Added on: 2007-12-18 23:49:46
Christian Science Monitor - Banks have become particularly wary about making mortgage loans to anyone but the best borrowers because of enormous losses. Many of the mortgage brokers who made the most egregious loans are now out of business. "The market ...
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