U.S. Senate May Expand FHA-Insured Mortgages, Schumer Says
Story date: 2007-10-03 12:24:00
Added on: 2007-10-03 18:00:19
Bloomberg - The FHA provides mortgage insurance for loans made by private lenders to low- and middle-income home buyers. The bills would give the FHA more tools to help refinance loans to subprime borrowers facing ballooning interest on their mortgages ...
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