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HUD says lenders working to aid homeowners

Oct. 20, 2008
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston will address the Mortgage Bankers Association meeting in San Francisco today alongside Karl Rove, President Bush's former deputy chief of staff and senior adviser, and George Mitchell, former Senate...
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Subprime borrowers are frustrating bankers

Subprime borrowers are frustrating bankers

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch