Oct
5
Facing foreclosure? Shoot yourself in the chest.
Mortgage forgiven for woman, 90, who shot herself
Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff’s deputies attempted to evict her.
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“Just given the circumstances, we think it’s appropriate,” Fannie Mae spokesman Brian Faith said, citing Kucinich’s statement and news reports. “It certainly made our radar screen.”
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“She said it was a crazy thing to do, now that she’s had time to think about it,” [neighbor] Dillon said.
— AP
