US Treasury Secretary Paulson: No simple solution to housing and ...
Story date: 2008-01-07 12:58:00
Added on: 2008-01-07 23:18:09
MSN UK News - He said this raised the threat of a market failure and was the reason the administration brokered a deal with the mortgage industry to freeze certain subprime mortgage rates for five years to allow the housing market to recover. "Let me be clear ...
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