US mulls fresh steps to ease housing slump
Story date: 2008-01-07 12:58:00
Added on: 2008-01-07 14:00:19
News.com.au - The plan devised by Treasury officials with major lenders and investors helps some struggling homeowners to refinance subprime adjustable-rate home loans or freeze a loan's current interest rates for five years. Mr Paulson said the Treasury was ...
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