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Friday, February 10th, 2012

Posts Tagged homeowner

Finally, a Bailout for Homeowners?

By | 10.31.08 | 11:30 am

As foreclosures continue at a record pace, homeowners in trouble have watched the government devise a $700-billion rescue plan for Wall Street, buy shares in nine major banks and extend credit to insurance companies like AIG. What they haven’t seen is much of anything coming their way.

Now the Treasury More…

Home Ownership Is Not a Dirty Word

By | 10.24.08 | 9:19 am

At Economist’s View, Mark Thoma brings up a subject no one seems to want to talk about anymore – helping people with modest incomes buy homes.

In the housing crisis, poor people — of all the likely suspects — are playing the role of scapegoats. Conservatives support the idea More…