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Mudslide wiped out Oso homes, but not mortgages

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Mary Bruno
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In the wake of last spring's fatal mudslide in Oso, large banks such as Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase generously sent donations to help those who had lost their homes — and often family members. Unfortunately, reports the Everett Herald, mortgages on those destroyed homes are still on their books.

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Mary Bruno

By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,