Trsly : For Stuart B. Breakstone, the problem...

For Stuart B. Breakstone, the problem hit home when he was forced to come to the closing on the sale of his eight-year-old custom-built house with a check for $65,000. The money, out of his own pocket, was to pay the difference between what he still owed on the mortgage for his home and the lower selling price.

— New York Times, Rescues for Homeowners in Debt Weighed

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