Veto of foreclosure bill promised
Story date: 2008-02-26 01:31:00
Added on: 2008-02-26 17:54:34
CNBC - ... to the criticism, Democrats announced they would tighten the bankruptcy provision so that it would only apply to subprime borrowers who can prove that they can't afford the current mortgage and permit bankruptcy judges to reduce interest rates to the ...
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