Just out from Washington...   The nation's five largest banks are off to a good start  on their promise to help ease the foreclosure crisis, providing nearly  140,000 struggling homeowners with a total of $10.6 billion in mortgage  debt relief, according to a government report.     Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said; "We will continue holding the  banks' feet to the fire in the months ahead, and we will be watching  like hawks to make sure they live up to the requirements under this  settlement."   The  report from the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight showed that  Bank of America had faltered in one key area. It did not complete a  single modification of a first mortgage from the settlement's start date  of March 1 through June 30.   The other four banks had completed a  total of 7,093 modifications of first mortgages worth $749 million  during that same period. JP Morgan  Chase completed the most, 2,920, with  the highest value at $...
 
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