Foreclosures rise 15 percent in first half of 2009

Thursday, July 16, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and were unable to pay their monthly mortgage bills.

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