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John Tierney: “If a bankruptcy judge had the authority to do that, it would never get to that point.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2011
If a bankruptcy judge had the authority to do that, it would never get to that point.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Tierney suggests empowering judges to negotiate mortgage principal reductions.

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