When home owners receive default notices from their mortgage companies, community advocates inform them of their rights.

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A "Subprime borrower" Is somebody who has a poor credit history or some other indication that would suggest that they might not be able to repay the mortgage-- they might default.

次级借款人"指的是,那些信用记录较差的借款人,或在其他方面显示,他们很可能无力偿还贷款,也就是说他们很可能违约

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Twenty-five properties held by Batch Development Company, Inc. associated with the mortgage default were placed into receivership.

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Since 2008, the debt burden on households has declined somewhat, partly because of increased saving, mostly because of mortgage default.

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Since then, about 1 in 4 of the nearly 200 plaintiffs has declared bankruptcy, about the same rate as subprime mortgage default.

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