Financial reform this week: House panel to question Fed about future loan disclosures

By Julie Vorman

Financial reform this week: House panel to question Fed about future loan disclosures

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"… y, May 31Executive pay - Deadline for public comments to the Fed and other banking regulators on a proposal that would prohibit banks with $1 billion or more …"

Treasury Dept. anti-foreclosure program "abysmal," says watchdog

By David Heath

Desperate homeowners beware: Getting help from the federal government to lower your monthly mortgage bill may actually force you into forec

Broad reach of new consumer financial agency may fall short in some areas

By David Heath

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that opens on July 21 faces Republican lawmakers who want to chip away at its power, companies that
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Miami firm accused of approving ineligible loans for FHA insurance

By Laurel Adams

Miami-based Nationwide Home Loans Inc. should be prepared to repay some $5 million to the Federal Housing Administration because the lender’

Why won’t FTC name suspected scammers?

By Joe Eaton

The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on predators who prey on distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. The Commission has filed ci

Will Washington pull the plug on HAMP?

By Michael Hudson

The future of the Obama administration’s troubled $30 billion initiative to bail out beleaguered homeowners is on the line. ...
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Coming soon: Simpler mortgage paperwork

By Michael Hudson

Now that she has a new job, Harvard law prof Elizabeth Warren isn't wasting time getting started. In her first week as an assistant to Presi

Main Street or Wall Street?

By Michael Hudson

In arguing against tougher regulation of car dealers, Kansas Republican Sen. Sam Brownback insisted they didn’t belong in the broad financia

WaMu examiner sheds new light on bankruptcy, criticizes FDIC for lack of cooperation

Joshua Hochberg's report on the fall of Washington Mutual discloses no Lehman-like allegations of accounting chicanery, nor does it establis

Where’s the HAMP loan data?

By Julie Vorman

The Treasury Department should stop dragging its feet and release some of the specific loan-level data it has collected from mortgage servic

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