Newly Refinanced Mortgages Go Bust


	Newly Refinanced Mortgages Go Bust

Victoria Barret

12-8-2008 1:18 PM

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mortgages, default, refinance

Victoria Barret says:

Home loans modified earlier this year are showing a 58% default rate six months after the refinance. This shows something is going terribly wrong in our efforts to keep homeowners in their homes.

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