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  • American Dream: Helping Hispanics keep their homes (BARF)

    02/21/2009 8:07:44 AM PST · by IbJensen · 41 replies · 843+ views
    Miami Herald ^ | 2/21/2009 | FROMA HARROP
    Open most any urban newspaper to the foreclosure notices, and you'll find the list heavy with Hispanic names. Times are tough for Americans of every demographic, but for Latinos they are grimmer still. Is this the end of the Latino-American Dream? The answer, in Spanish, is No. President Barack Obama has just unveiled a $75 billion plan that includes helping homeowners who are behind in their monthly payments but could keep up if their mortgage terms were eased a bit. Many Latinos would fit this category. Almost one in 10 Latino homeowners reported missing a mortgage payment -- or being...