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Released: September 04, 2010

National lending program is worth a look

Source: Kenneth R. Harney, Washington Post (Free Registration)

If you fit the profile - typically buyers with little cash on hand or small-scale investors looking for a deal on a foreclosed house - a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall.

Here’s what it offers:

- Minimal down payments - 3 percent for buyers who plan to live in the house, 10 percent for investors.

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