The aforementioned Journal article specifically cited the struggles of Forrest Yeager, a 91-year old World War II veteran who, thanks to short-term CD rates paying less than 1% interest, has been forced to dig deeper into his principal in order to get by on a monthly basis.

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While this will be helpful in reducing foreclosures in the short run, if not handled carefully it may also create perverse incentives for increased delinquencies in the future if the terms require borrowers to be delinquent in order to receive the windfall of principal reduction.

FORBES: It's Time To Finalize The Robo-Signing Settlement

In order to claw back the Mets owners' principal investments, the trustee must prove that the defendants willfully ignored warning signs that Mr. Madoff was operating a fraudulent enterprise.

WSJ: Mets Owners Must Return Madoff Profits, Face Trial

Mr Brown's personal approval ratings are also solid: he is more trusted than his principal opponent on the economy, health care, and even law and order.

ECONOMIST: Polls and elections

Adam Leach, a principal analyst at research firm Ovum, said Google's business model was to offer free services in order to draw people into its other offerings.

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