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The Treasury Department is considering a plan that would set mortgage rates at 4.5% for at least some borrowers.

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Many borrowers with good credit will pay just over 5%.

WASHINGTON - The head of the government's financial system rescue effort said Thursday the Treasury Department is considering a program to encourage banks to make mortgage loans at low rates to help revive the battered housing market.