House Panel Approves Cram Downs
by CalculatedRisk on 1/27/2009 07:08:00 PM
From the WSJ: U.S. House Panel Approves Mortgage Measure (hat tip Ken)
A measure to allow judges to reduce the principal amounts of mortgages for troubled borrowers in bankruptcy cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when it was approved by a U.S. House panel.
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Under the legislation, borrowers would be eligible to have a bankruptcy judge reduce the principal balance on their home loan -- a move known as a "cram down."
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