<p>Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a controversial rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy law aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, lawmakers said on Thursday.
</a>AFP - Congressional leaders said Thursday they have reached agreement with Citigroup on legislation to provide relief to cash-strapped homeowners at risk of losing their homes.
AP - Democratic lawmakers have reached a deal with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures and urged other lenders to follow suit.
CQPolitics.com - Senior Democrats announced Thursday that they have reached a deal with Citigroup that they hope will pave the way for action on legislation allowing judges to alter the terms of mortgages in bankruptcy proceedings to avoid foreclosures.
AP - Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said Thursday they will extend the suspension of foreclosure sales and evictions from single-family homes through the end of January.
AP - Nearly one in 10 Latino homeowners fell behind in mortgage payments last year, and about 3 percent said they had received a foreclosure notice, a Hispanic research group reported Thursday.
