Chicago Tribune - ... city, thought they could get jobs there and were sure they could afford a home ... brick row house near the city's downtown that they paid for with a subprime ... story has been repeated thousands of times this year alone, as the subprime mortgage ...

For struggling homeowners, help may be too little, too late
Minneapolis Star Tribune - ... loans, upfront cash that these borrowers would have to pay to refinance, Cecala said. The FHA estimates 80,000 U.S. home ... every 36 hours. The Bush administration also called on loan-servicing companies, hired by the mortgage owners, to modify loan ...