Friday thumbs: A mortgage break and more bankruptcies

THE BELLINGHAM HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

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Thumbs up - To a new national settlement with Countrywide Financial Corp. that gives homeowners a chance to stay in their homes after they were misled by the lender.

Thumbs Down - To continuing economic troubles. The number of bankruptcies in Whatcom County is up 36 percent for the first nine months of this compared to 2007.