On the recordJuly 22, 2009
This proposal would have corrected an anomaly in the Bankruptcy Code that prohibits judges from modifying primary residence mortgages the way they can modify every other type of contract.
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Whitehouse explains a proposed change to bankruptcy laws to assist homeowners.
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