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Lawsuit loans add new risk for
The business of lending to plaintiffs has blossomed over the past decade, part of a growing trend in which banks and hedge funds seeking unt
Betting on Justice Borrowing t
Large banks, hedge funds and private investors hungry for new and lucrative opportunities are bankrolling other people’s lawsuits, pumping h
Betting on Justice States are
The latest story in the Center's "Betting on Justice" series about the fast-growing litigation finance industry looks at lobbying efforts in
The End of Lehman Part 3...
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, Michael Hudson wrote about how Lehman was a leader in turning what had been a backwater market for subprime
FDIC slow to pursue failed ban
With the FDIC struggling to manage huge losses to its insurance fund, critics say the agency should do more to hold executives of failed ban
How much is too much?
Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders
Fighting for a home
Queens woman fights foreclosure on her childhood home
Betting on justice
Clients need guidance on litigation finance