If you lost your house unfairly in the last couple of years, you might see a silver lining in the next couple of weeks. There’s a big legal settlement in the works, and also a regulatory review, asking if homebuyers came to any “financial harm.” But the harm inflicted by foreclosures is more than just financial.
Listen to David Brancaccio explain how foreclosures cause sickness and crime on Marketplace Morning Report:
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