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Prosecutors Pressure Lenders as Foreclosures Soar

Foreclosures in the U.S. are at their highest levels in 50 years. That's in part because of subprime loans that are adjusting to very high interest rates.

President Bush and members of Congress have appealed to the mortgage industry to lower rates, and the industry says it is working with struggling homeowners. But housing advocates say the response has been paltry.

Now, the top prosecutors in 37 states are putting more direct pressure on lenders.

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Chris Arnold
NPR correspondent Chris Arnold is based in Boston. His reports are heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. He joined NPR in 1996 and was based in San Francisco before moving to Boston in 2001.