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    Bank of America Thaws Frozen Foreclosures

    Widespread reports of improprieties led big banks to suspend foreclosures earlier this month.  But Bank of America , which services about 20 percent of the nation's mortgages says it is starting up again. Binyamin Applebaum is domestic correspondent for the New York Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Widespread reports of improprieties led big banks to suspend foreclosures earlier this month. But Bank of America, which services about 20 percent of the nation's mortgages says it is starting up again. Binyamin Applebaum is domestic correspondent for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Binyamin Appelbaum

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Fast-Growing China: A New Crop of Leaders, New Five Year Plan
    1. 0:00Bank of America Thaws Frozen ForeclosuresYou’re reading this
    2. 7:23China: New Leaders, New Plans and Potential Troubles
    3. 41:04Should Obama Order a Freeze on Insurance Rates?
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