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FHA and VA foreclosures could more than double by next fall, executive predicts

With FHA trial plans failing and VA options limited, a loss mitigation veteran says foreclosures are likely to increase

FHA and VA foreclosures could more than double by next fall, executive predicts

With FHA trial plans failing and VA options limited, a loss mitigation veteran says foreclosures are likely to increase

JD Power's Gehrke says the number isn't a crisis signal yet, but calls it a harbinger of what could be coming

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