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The company filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2009 and has been auctioning off parts of its business in an effort to pay back debtholders.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2010

HUD has been auctioning many of the houses off, often at cut-rate prices.

From Time Magazine Archive