Lawmakers feel pressure to act on mortgage woes
Story date: 2007-10-07 02:11:00
Added on: 2007-10-07 02:28:50
Daily Breeze - But while legislation moved forward last week to allow judges to modify the terms of a home's first mortgage in a bankruptcy proceeding, it faced fierce objections from Republicans, who said it would drive up interest rates. Still, with the peak ...
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