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hf-implode.com - 4/30/2009
Foreclosure Crisis: The Gov’t Response, Decoded
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"..what was happening to the government’s other foreclosure-prevention efforts. Are borrowers still using them? FHA’s $300 billion Hope for Homeowners program isn’t seeing much action (so far, only a single homeowner has refinanced through the program), but some homeowners are finding relief ...
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