Subprime Bailout: Taxpayer toll
Story date: 2007-10-22 09:31:00
Added on: 2007-10-22 11:00:23
CNN Money - There is a bill that would amend the bankruptcy code to let judges reduce the value of a mortgage to the value of a home for Chapter 13 filers. That cost would be borne most directly by lenders. But lenders could price that risk into the price of ...
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