U.S. Sets Big Incentives to Head Off Foreclosures
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
The Obama administration began the most ambitious effort since the 1930s to help troubled homeowners, offering lenders and borrowers big incentives and subsidies.
The Obama administration began the most ambitious effort since the 1930s to help troubled homeowners, offering lenders and borrowers big incentives and subsidies.
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