These measures are probably too little, too late, says David Olson, of the University of Washington.

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David Olson of the research firm Wholesale Access says Wall Street investors have lost their appetite for the loans and want companies like New Century to buy them back.

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Mr. DAVID OLSON (Home Equity Industry Analyst, Wholesale Access): A lot of these loans started to have early defaults and they didn't have the cash to buy them out.

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