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Sen. Dodd says close to deal on housing bill

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May 15, 2008
        
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee said on Thursday that he was very close to reaching a deal on housing legislation with the panel's top Republican. "We're still working. We're very close. We're very, very close," Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd... [read full story]                    

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Dodd Optimistic About Housing Deal

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May 16, 2008
        

WASHINGTON -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) said Friday he was cautiously optimistic lawmakers could finalize a housing rescue package by next week. "We're not there yet," he said in an interview. "We're pretty close. I think we are going to be in good shape." His...

                   

NEWS -- Housing rescue deal stalls in Senate

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May 16, 2008
        

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key senator postponed action Thursday on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages, as negotiators inched toward a bipartisan deal. The delay on the action until next...

                   

Senate housing bill inches forward

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May 16, 2008
        

Key members of Senate Banking Committee try to hash out proposal to offer help for at-risk homeowners and overhaul how Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac are regulated. "We believe we have an agreement in concept," said a spokesman for Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., the lead Republican on the Senate Banking...

Negotiations bog down on mortgage rescue

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May 16, 2008
        

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press WASHINGTON — Negotiations on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages hit a snag Thursday over how to pay for the plan. Democrats were balking at a demand by Republicans to tap a fund...

                   

Dispute over funding stalls anti-foreclosure plan

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May 16, 2008
        

By Julie Hirschfield Davis Associated Press WASHINGTON — Negotiations on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages hit a snag yesterday over how to pay for the plan. Democrats were balking at a demand by Republicans to tap a fund...

Housing rescue deal stalls in Senate

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May 16, 2008
        

Washington — A key senator postponed action Thursday on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages, as negotiators inched toward a bipartisan deal. The delay on the action until next week clouded the prospects of an emerging...

U.S. Senate Panel Reaches Agreement on Anti-Foreclosure Measure (Bloomberg)

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May 16, 2008
        

Bloomberg - May 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate Banking Committee tentatively agreed on an anti-foreclosure measure that would have Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac foot part of the bill for a federal program to insure mortgages for struggling borrowers.

                   

Senate Short of Agreement on Housing Rescue

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May 16, 2008
        

Washington Post Staff Writer Senate negotiators broke off talks last night without striking a deal to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure, but they said they were close to an agreement. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) and Sen. Richard...

Housing rescue deal stalls in Senate

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May 16, 2008
        

A key senator postponed action Thursday on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages, as negotiators inched toward a bipartisan deal. The delay on the action until next week clouded the prospects of an emerging compromise between...

                   

Housing rescue deal stalls in Senate

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May 16, 2008
        

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A key senator postponed action Thursday on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages, as negotiators inched toward a bipartisan deal. Dodd and Shelby said...

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