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    Underwater Homeowners Get a Boost

    The so-called Home Affordable Refinance Program was expected to help some five million owners when it was started in 2009, but it's only reached about 800,000. Today in Las Vegas, President Obama was expected to tell distressed homeowners about an expansion to HARP to allow more underwater mortgages to be refinanced.

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

    The so-called Home Affordable Refinance Program was expected to help some five million owners when it was started in 2009, but it's only reached about 800,000. Today in Las Vegas, President Obama was expected to tell distressed homeowners about an expansion to HARP to allow more underwater mortgages to be refinanced. George Condon is White House Correspondent for the National Journal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      George Condon

      National Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    European Economy on the Brink
    1. 0:00Underwater Homeowners Get a BoostYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Can the Leaders of Europe Save the Euro?
    3. 45:17WikiLeaks Suspends Operations Due to Bank Blockade
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