Housing Not Yet Out Of The Woods: Bernanke

Ben Bernanke

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The improving housing market is "far from being out of the woods," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday, arguing that overly tight lending standards are part of the problem.

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