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Fannie Mae: Tenants Can Stay

Fannie Mae won't evict tenants after foreclosures

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 15, 2008 4:22 AM CST

(Newser) – Fannie Mae is offering to sign new leases with renters living in properties that have been foreclosed and are now owned by the the government-controlled mortgage company. The move brings relief to thousands of people caught in the mortgage crisis, but it turns the insitution... Read full story »

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Fannie Mae: Tenants Can Stay

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