Noam Scheiber has a nice explanation of why mortgage cramdowns lost out in the Senate Thursday but safe harbor for mortgage servicers will probably make it into law.
Both provisions are about making it easier to change the terms of troubled mortgages—in particular by reducing the amount owed to reflect the collapse in home values over [...]
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The Senate cramdown of mortgage cramdowns
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