Obama’s mortgage plan

Sept. 16, 2014 11:24 AM PT

USC professor Richard K. Green and Beacon Economics founder Christopher Thornberg debate the president’s plan to spend $275 billion to decrease foreclosures.

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Opinion

Putting off the real day of reckoning?

Does Obama’s mortgage plan promise real recovery or just delay a few foreclosures several months? Christopher Thornberg and Richard K. Green debate.
Feb. 27, 2009
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Business

Why not just reduce borrowers’ debt?

Should the government force lenders to write down balances on troubled mortgages? Richard K. Green and Christopher Thornberg debate.
Feb. 26, 2009
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Business

Untangling the mortgage-backed securities gridlock

Should Washington extend some liability protection to loan servicers who modify troubled mortgages? Christopher Thornberg and Richard K. Green debate.
Feb. 25, 2009
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Opinion

Obama’s mortgage plan: What should taxpayers think?

Why should they shoulder some of the losses generated by bad loans? Richard K. Green and Christopher Thornberg debate.
Feb. 24, 2009

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