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Bernanke says home price insurance would be costly

WASHINGTON
Thu Dec 4, 2008 6:17pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An idea floated by some economists to encourage home buyers to purchase home price insurance would be costly in the current market, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.

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"In the current environment ... that would be a pretty expensive premium to buy," Bernanke said in response to a question at a housing conference. "I do think we should think about, more generally, the issue of the structure of our mortgage contracts."
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