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Investor protections imperiled by Wall Street, GOP assault on financial reform

By John F. Wasik

Wall Street and GOP assault consumer protections in Dodd-Frank reforms

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… Bankers Association, $1.7 million from JP Morgan Chase, $1.6 million from Bank of America and $1.3 million from Wells Fargo. By imposing restrictions and curtailing …"

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

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… ight largest in the country: Citbank, Sallie Mae, Nelnet, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Wachovia, and College Loan Corporation. Some of these compan …"

Mountaintop coal mining alters Appalachia

By The Center for Public Integrity

Mountaintop coal mining is making a comeback in Appalachia, stripping hillsides of vegetation and contaminating water sources

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… ies may also face a new struggle as one of the nation’s largest lenders, Bank of America, cited environmental concerns in announcing December 3 it would phase out …"

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Obama's new plan for underwater mortgages may be too little too late

By Michael Hudson

Obama orders Fannie and Freddie to work with borrowers; earlier programs helped only a few

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… essment, Treasury determined that the servicing arms of J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo Bank all required “substantial improvement.” Treasury …"

The sincerest form of flattery

By M. Asif Ismail

Private equity firms follow in Carlyle Group's footsteps

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… oup, a consultancy in Washington, D.C., hired a top investment banker from Bank of America to head the new private equity firm, which aims to raise $300 million. Acc …"

Top derivatives regulator: 'We haven’t filled the gaps'

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Top commodities regulator says U.S. financial system still 'vulnerable'

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… oller of the Currency.  Those five banks — JPMorgan Chase, Goldman, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo — hold about 97 percent of all derivatives in …"

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What's still hidden in AIG's files?

By Ben Protess

Company trustees, lawmakers resist calls for more disclosure

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… investments. When the investments collapsed, AIG owed billions to Goldman, Bank of America and Citigroup, among others. Instead of honoring the insurance agreements, …"

FDIC statement regarding Sheila Bair's dealings with Bank of America

FDIC responds to HPIF story on Sheila Bair's retroactive ethics waiver

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… Post Investigative Fund about FDIC chair Sheila Bair's dealings with Bank of America, Andrew Gray, Director of the FDIC Office of Public Affairs, provided the …"

"… he Amherst residence and 6.00% for a jumbo loan for the DC residence) from Bank of America.  The LTVs were 45.9% for the Amherst residence and 77% for the DC re …"

"… from the FDIC’s Ethics Office had the board acted on a matter involving Bank of America from the time that she and her husband began contacting lenders about mort …"

"… t of interest.This is a non-story fabricated without respect to the facts. Bank of America’s primary regulator is the OCC.  The FDIC has back up authority of …"

Details of deals between banks and colleges spur reaction

By Ben Protess

Student credit card story inspires a Congressman, a one-woman protest and some citizen journalism

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… ames and addresses of students and alumni to credit card companies such as Bank of America. The schools, including Princeton, are entitled to receive “ro …"

"… at I cannot give money to Princeton until it terminates its agreement with Bank of America,” she wrote to a fundraising official last month. “I find it unconscio …"

"… The University of Northern Iowa never amended its agreement with Bank of America to prohibit marketing to students, even though the school told state offic …"

"… that students’ accounts must be handled with particular care and we hold Bank of America accountable for doing so.” The notice went on to specify, “safeguards, …"

Wall Street quietly creates a new way to profit from homeowner distress

By Fred Schulte

Large bank, hedge fund bundle small tax debts into private investments

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bank of America":

"… more than a year after a taxpayer bailout of major financial institutions, Bank of America and the hedge fund, Fortress Investment Group, spotted a fresh money-makin …"

"… e case of Walker’s small home, more than 8,000 times.Then, in September, Bank of America’s securities division packaged $301 million worth of the tax liens it an …"

"… of offering, known as a tax lien securitization trust, is fairly uncommon. Bank of America, he added, may make additional offerings in future years.A Bank of America …"

"… Bank of America, he added, may make additional offerings in future years.A Bank of America spokesman, while otherwise declining comment, said that the bank and Fortr …"

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