Loan-mod plan has carrots, sticks 
Administration seeks mortgage 'cram-down' power
By Matt Carter, Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
Flickr photo by TheTruthAbout....The Obama administration's $275 billion plan to help up to 9 million families restructure or refinance their mortgages offers carrots for borrowers and lenders, including incentive payments and partial guarantees against losses for lenders who agree to modify loans.
But the administration is also seeking a stick: granting bankruptcy judges the power to modify the terms of mortgages when borrowers end up in their courts, regardless of whether lenders agree to go along.
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