Time to avoid a subprime future

Story date: 2007-10-28 02:10:00
Added on: 2007-10-28 20:40:54

MSN MoneyCentral - The bill, similar to one put forward by Democrat Charles Schumer in the Senate, would eliminate some of the perverse incentives that warped the market for such loans. Mortgage originators would have a "duty of care" to make only those loans a ...


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