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What We're Hearing

If consumers are allowed to cram down their mortgage debt using the bankruptcy courts it (in theory) could cause the bankruptcy rate to spike upward. At this point, there is no final bill ready to be signed by President Obama so it's all guess work. But we do know this: in 2008 bankruptcy filings totaled 1.1 million, a 30% increase from 2007. Credit Suisse, in a new report, estimates filings could climb to 1.4 million this year…

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