US officials, industry oppose bill ending liability for mortgage ...
Story date: 2007-12-06 08:56:00
Added on: 2007-12-06 12:00:23
Forbes - For example, she noted that sub-prime borrowers are not being allowed to keep excessively low interest rates, as the average introductory rate for these borrowers in 2006 was 8.29 pct, higher than the prime rate that year. pete.kasperowicz@thomson.com ...
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