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Judges angry with mortgage servicers

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The winners in the mortgage shakeout?

Obviously, every bank and mortgage company has a slightly different portfolio of loans to grapple with. The ones with a lot of subprime loans, and even Alt-A loans, have suffered the most. Beyond that, which companies are best positioned to weather the storm ? Friedman, Billings, Ramsey analyst