Abusive Foreclosure Practices

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 11‚ 2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; International; Miscellaneous; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt Leading the Past Week - With January officially in the record books, it...more

Foreclosed Familes Get only $1,000 for Bank Mortgage Abuses

Ten major banks last week agreed to pay out $8.5 billion to settle allegations that they engaged in abusive foreclosure practices in 2009 and 2010. Of the settlement money, $3.3 billion will go to homeowners whose homes...more