New appraisal rules lack enforcement

By Joe Eaton

Nine days before new rules radically changing the appraisal industry are set to take effect, appraisers, lenders and real estate agents are

Excerpts from this story referencing "Andrew Cuomo":

"… May 1, was part of an agreement that arose from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s investigation of the appraisal industry — an investigation that incl …"

"… A Fannie Mae representative did not immediately return calls for comment. Andrew Cuomo’s office has failed to respond to repeated requests by the Center for co …"

Why is Andrew Cuomo shielding Fannie and Freddie?

By Joe Eaton

In 2007, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo set out to investigate whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased home mortgages bas

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"… tely respond to calls for comment. …"

Cuomo’s ethics stand would improve New York’s ranking in Center survey

By Caitlin Ginley

New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo kicked off his campaign last weekend by saying lawmakers in Albany need a healthy dose of ethi

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"… e did not respond to requests for comment. …"

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Student loan scandal costs students

By The Center for Public Integrity

Schools steered students toward "preferred lenders," who charged students inflated rates and bribed schools

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"… oan industry became tainted in scandal. In 2007, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo revealed widespread unethical relationships between schools and lenders, w …"

Bank of America, tech VP clash over money-laundering detection

By Michael Hudson

Bank of America Corp. faces myriad disputes with whistleblowers, state attorneys general, and homeowners after surviving the U.S. financial

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"… ide, multistate resolution.”One year ago, then-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged Bank of America and former chief executive Ken Lewis with misleadi …"

Rebuked appraisers reborn as real estate agents

By Joe Eaton

In 2007, a mortgage lender flagged the work of veteran Florida home appraiser Jerome Woolf for review, a process that often leads to an appr

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"… the agreement between the two lending giants and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo pushed much of the appraisal business to appraisal management companies, s …"

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Despite new rules, appraisers say pressure remains

By Joe Eaton

It’s been more than six weeks since new rules went into effect to clean up systemic abuses in the home appraisal business, but don’t ask an

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"… ing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo — also called for an independent “institute” to monitor the rules an …"

The appraisal bubble

By Joe Eaton

In 2004, years before plummeting real estate values turned Fort Myers, Florida, into a top five foreclosure capital, appraiser Mike Tipton f

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"… ate appraisals, according to an investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.No one knows exactly how much of a role inflated appraisals played in the …"

"… tigation of the appraisal industry has come from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. In 2007, Cuomo filed a lawsuit against First American Corp. and its subsi …"

Obama won't sign notary bill that might speed home foreclosures

By Michael Hudson

The White House announced this afternoon that President Barack Obama would not sign a bill to ease restrictions on interstate commerce, whic

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"… g lenders have already suspended home foreclosures in 23 states, including New York.New York Rep. Ed Towns, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Ref …"

"… have already suspended home foreclosures in 23 states, including New York.New York Rep. Ed Towns, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Commi …"

"… C), Sun Trust Mortgage, and PNC Financial Services Group. Towns also asked New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to examine allegations of mortgage fra …"

States are battleground in drive to regulate lawsuit funding

By Ben Hallman and Caitlin Ginley

The latest story in the Center's "Betting on Justice" series about the fast-growing litigation finance industry looks at lobbying efforts in

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"… try spent about $27,000 during the 2010 election cycle, most of it on Gov. Andrew Cuomo, then the state’s attorney general. Companies spent an additional $200,0 …"

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