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Lenders offer little help in foreclosures

Companies ill-equipped to handle surge of distressed homeowners

Tracy and Thomas Barboza, who have a $320,000 mortgage on their Attleborough home, have had to lower their asking price to $199,000. (Wendy Maeda / Globe Staff) Tracy and Thomas Barboza, who have a $320,000 mortgage on their Attleborough home, have had to lower their asking price to $199,000.
By Kimberly Blanton
Globe Staff / May 12, 2008

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Three times, Thomas and Tracy Barboza found a path out of foreclosure. Three times, their lender failed to help them. (Full article: 1274 words)

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