Regulators and senior executives at mortgage firms are warning that any blanket moratorium could cost companies and taxpayers dearly. One estimate has those costs at $150 billion. But attorneys for borrowers, as well as consumer activists, are still moving to protect delinquent borrowers — a very small share of the overall market — despite the potential costs to everyone else.
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