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Braunstein, Sandra

Thursday, 22 May 2008

We have been pushing [mortgage servicers] to help more struggling homeowners avert foreclosure. It is our feeling, I will state very bluntly, that not enough is being done.

[The Fed is] pushing the industry to consider principal writedowns on these loans, and we have met with a lot of resistance.

As reported by Bloomberg News