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California looks to hold mortgage lenders accountable for abuses
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 � by jg
Sacramento Bee: California attorney general Kamala Harris said “there must be accountability and consequences” associated with the foreclosure crisis.
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Federal officials looking into charges Wells Fargo discriminated against African-American borrowers
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 � by jg
Huffington Post: The Department of Justice is reportedly preparing a lawsuit against the banking giant for allegedly steering African-Americans into higher-cost subprime mortgages.
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Citigroup to pay $75 million for failing to disclose subprime mortgage holdings
Thursday, July 29, 2010 � by jg
New York Times: Two Citi executives were also fined a total of $180,000 for dealings in 2007.
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Auto, credit issues top list of consumer complaints
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 � by jg
New York Times: The 2009 Consumer Complaint Survey Report shows the fastest-growing consumer complaint was about bogus offers to help save homes from foreclosure.
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Mortgage lenders sued over handling of late payments
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 � by scott
Four federal class action lawsuits have been filed in California against mortgage companies in a dispute over how customers’ mortgage payments are credited to delinquent accounts – costing cash-strapped customers hundreds of dollars.
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What Congress has (and hasn’t) done for consumer financial reform
Friday, June 25, 2010 � by jg
New York Times: “A roundup of some of the biggest consumer issues that members of Congress addressed and where they ended up.”
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Bank of America to pay $108 million to settle mortgage charges
Monday, June 7, 2010 � by jg
Los Angeles Times: The new owner of Countrywide Financial Corporation has agreed to pay $108 million to settle federal charges that the company overcharged and deceived 200,000 mortgage borrowers who were facing foreclosure.