After more than a year of keeping rates low, the government is winding down federal supports, whether the housing market is ready or not.
Mortgage Markets Face Future Without Federal Aid
David Cho, Neil Irwin and Dina ElBoghdady, Washington Post
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:00am
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