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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 24, 2008

A Seat at the Table for Homeowners

Consumer attorneys and advocates worked tirelessly to ensure real, meaningful, homeowner protection was included in the bailout bill approved by Congress, writes Paul R. Kiesel. = Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Paul R. Kiesel

To say that these are historic times in the financial markets or that we have entered "uncharted territory" would be a vast understatement. The turmoil that has overwhelmed the U.S. and global banking systems will continue. Consumers who bought the financial products Wall Street sold are a vital part of the equation, and no true solution can be drafted without them. Despite several false starts, government policy mak...

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