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A District nonprofit organization that says it helps cash-strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure is under federal investigation for instead h

Large banks, hedge funds and private investors hungry for new and lucrative opportunities are bankrolling other people’s lawsuits, pumping h

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