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The Journal reported that the deal would extend the duedates on the mortgages by four-and-a-half to five years in returnfor GGP providing significant concessions, including additionalamortization payments, more reserves for the loans and additionalbankruptcy protections for the lenders. GGP's attorneys didn'tspecify how much the settlement will cost the company.

The outline of the plan presented before US Bankruptcy JudgeAllan Gropper didn't go into detail on the total amount of debtcovered by the deal. GGP will use the pact as a template fornegotiating deals with its other creditors, including the holdersof about $6.5 billion in unsecured debt, according to theJournal.

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Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny is managing editor of Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. He has been reporting on business since 1988 and on commercial real estate since 2007. He is based at ALM Real Estate Media Group's offices in New York City.