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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Dec. 28, 2007

Protecting Homeowners

Forum Column - By Jeffrey Berns - The subprime mortgage crisis stems less from overindulgent homeowners than from dishonest practices on Wall Street.

FORUM COLUMN

By Jeffrey Berns

      Don't blame the borrowers when it was the greed of Wall Street and banks that caused the subprime mess.
      During the last year, my office received over 10,000 calls from California borrowers who have been caught up in the subprime debacle. One woman, playing devil's advocate, wanted to know why I cared about helping homeowners who have suffered as a result of t...

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