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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Assembly Bill to Offer Bailout to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

    The sub-prime lending market was a product of the housing boom that’s now cooling off in California and the rest the country.  Many homeowners are now faced with foreclosure.  They can’t keep up with increasing payments on loans with variable interest rates—which means they started out low and they’re now going up.  Should California create a…

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

    The sub-prime lending market was a product of the housing boom that’s now cooling off in California and the rest the country. Many homeowners are now faced with foreclosure. They can’t keep up with increasing payments on loans with variable interest rates—which means they started out low and they’re now going up. Should California create a pool of money to help avoid those foreclosures? Democratic Assemblyman Ted Lieu proposes a bill. We hear from Lieu as well as from economist Jack Kyser.

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    Should Taxpayers Help Ward Off a Rash of Foreclosures?
    1. 1:03Assembly Bill to Offer Bailout to Homeowners Facing ForeclosureYou’re reading this
    2. 20:36Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Dies Sunday
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Ted Lieu

      U.S. Congressman who represents California’s 33rd congressional district

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      Jack Kyser

      Founding Economist, LAEDC's Kyser Center for Economic Research

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Should Taxpayers Help Ward Off a Rash of Foreclosures?
    1. 1:03Assembly Bill to Offer Bailout to Homeowners Facing ForeclosureYou’re reading this
    2. 20:36Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Dies Sunday
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