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Foreclosures on prime loans surge

Job losses seen overtaking risky lending as top cause of defaults

Posted: November 20, 2009 at 5:52 a.m.

Rising unemployment led to a spike in foreclosures on prime fixed-rate mortgage loans in the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday.

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