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Saving Mortgages After the Bailout

Now that we have a bailout package, we need to turn our attention to those being most directly affected by the financial meltdown: the people living with risky mortgages. Here are some suggestions.

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Credit Sharks

Here’s another one of those things that Congress needs to address, but won’t: the practices of the consumer lending industry. There once was a time when going to a loan shark was considered to be a really stupid thing to do, but compared to what the “legitimate” credit industry is getting away with, that’s no longer the case.

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