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[This article was posted on May 14, 2009, on the website of ABA Banking Journal, www.ababj.com, and is copyright 2009 by the American Bankers Association.]

The “10 Steps to Defusing Loan-Mod Bombs” article (published online at www.ababj.com and in the May print and digital editions of ABA Banking Journal) cautions banks about the compliance traps that banks need to watch out for when helping