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    Is a Wave of Foreclosures Heading Our Way?

    Fannie Mae, Freddie Mack and a lot of big mortgage banks have quietly ended their moratoriums on home foreclosures. The foreclosure listing firm Realty Trac reports today that the number of households threatened with losing their homes jumped 24% in the first three months of this year.

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

    Fannie Mae,

    Freddie Mack and a lot of big mortgage banks have quietly ended their moratoriums on home foreclosures. The foreclosure listing firm

    Realty Trac reports today that the number of households threatened with losing their homes jumped 24% in the first three months of this year.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sonya Geis

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      Senior Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal

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      Co-editor of 247WallSt.com

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      Sean O'Toole

      Founder and CEO of ForeclosureRadar.com

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Is a Wave of Foreclosures Heading Our Way?
    1. 1:31Obama in Mexico
    2. 7:19Is a Wave of Foreclosures Heading Our Way?You’re reading this
    3. 41:56Women Protest Restrictive Law in Kabul
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