President Bush and mortgage lenders proposed a plan for helping homeowners in distress because of rising subprime interest rates. One proposal is to free interest rates at current low teaser rates for five years. Other elements of the plan are reviewed. !express# !metadata#!version#v1.0.r291!/version#!format#1.001!/format#!totalTime#142119!/totalTime#!width#400!/width#!height#300!/height#!maxSceneSize#104230!/maxSceneSize#!clientPublishTime#Mon Dec 10 20:33:56 GMT-0800 2007