A sign lies on the ground in front of a foreclosed home in Homestead, Fla. on March 24, 2009. Officials in 49 states have launched a joint investigation into allegations that mortgage companies mishandled documents and broke laws in foreclosing on hundreds of thousands of homeowners. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
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