Detroit, Michigan USA. 20 May 2013. After promising to attend, representatives of federal government mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to show up for a People's Hearing on foreclosures. Residents testified that the two agencies were trying to force them out of their homes rather than working for a solution to the foreclosure crisis. Organizers of the hearing left two empty chairs (foreground) for them. David Sole (left) read a statement from a disabled resident, S. Baxter Jones. Credit: Jim West / Alamy Live News

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