Banks, U.S. near deal on subprime mortgages
updated 7:37 p.m. ET, Fri., Nov. 30, 2007
NEW YORK - The Bush administration and the mortgage industry, trying to combat a massive wave of foreclosures, are hammering out a proposal to temporarily freeze interest rates on certain troubled subprime mortgages. If adopted, it would be the biggest action taken to cope with the unfolding crisis.
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