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authorities and five of the nation#39;s biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to nearly two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting of b.../b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNFGlit8s-BSn6OVzKe-9VA2ffVwtwamp;url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204642604577213032296123026.htmlWhat the Pact Means for Homeowners/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWall Street Journal/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHZotazAKYox-z-kK-FObiiHzMKfgamp;url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-09/california-new-york-push-foreclosure-accord-to-completion-1-.htmlCalifornia, New York Push Foreclosure Accord to Completion (1)/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBusinessWeek/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a 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