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Bush mortgage plan could help some

A few hundred thousand homeowners will likely find relief in the Bush administration's plan to freeze interest rates, but more than a million struggling borrowers won't.

The centerpiece of President George W. Bush's agreement with the mortgage industry is the freezing of the low teaser interest rates of some subprime borrowers. In announcing the plan Thursday, administration officials acknowledged...

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