Foreclosure crisis: The $4 billion fix

Courtesy Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Thu, 08/07/2008 - 11:06

City officials and community activists can't wait to get their hands on nearly $4 billion the federal government is about to inject into blighted neighborhoods suffering from record foreclosures.

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