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Bank of America pays $108 million to settle latest case against troubled Countrywide unit

Struggling homeowners who were overbilled by two Countrywide Financial subsidiaries for services such as lawn care and home inspections at t

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You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

Leaders of the nation’s No. 1 subprime lender charged by the SEC

By Kat Aaron

Countrywide loan underwriter found herself in ‘dangerous territory’

By Michael Hudson

Predatory lending: A decade of warnings

By Kat Aaron

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"… 8 million settlement, the Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday.The Center for Public Integrity previously identified Countrywide as the biggest U.S. subprime lender in a …"

Judge says Fannie Mae whistleblower's lawsuit can go forward

By Michael Hudson

As Congress begins to tackle the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-chartered mortgage giants that have been kept alive wi

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FactWatch: Fannie and Freddie were followers, not leaders, in mortgage frenzy

By Michael Hudson

Conservative think tank's plan would limit securitization of mortgages

By Amy Biegelsen

Obama punting on Fannie, Freddie could prove costly

By Ben Protess

Why is Andrew Cuomo shielding Fannie and Freddie?

By Joe Eaton

FactWatch: Fannie and Freddie were followers, not leaders, in mortgage frenzy

By Michael Hudson

Republicans insist that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "were the main cause of the nation's current financial turmoil” but a look at the data sh

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Conservative think tank's plan would limit securitization of mortgages

By Amy Biegelsen

Meltdown 101

By John Dunbar

S&P not shy about using its clout politically

By Michael Hudson and Aaron Mehta

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

By Michael Hudson

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As Fannie, Freddie flounder, six top execs receive handsome rewards

By John Solomon and Julie Vorman

Obama administration approves $34 million in compensation without market analysis of executive pay

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Obama punting on Fannie, Freddie could prove costly

By Ben Protess

Why Fannie and Freddie continue to cost taxpayers billions

By Ben Protess

Reform Reading: Should Fannie and Freddie be cooperative(s)?

By Julie Vorman

Whistleblower: Fannie Mae bungled HAMP anti-foreclosure program

By Michael Hudson

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

By Michael Hudson

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

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FactWatch: Fannie and Freddie were followers, not leaders, in mortgage frenzy

By Michael Hudson

A roundup of investigations in the three years since the last market crash

By Shirley Gao

The roots of the financial crisis: Who is to blame?

By John Dunbar and David Donald

The Subprime 25

By The Center for Public Integrity

What's the US-Panama free trade agreement mean? Almost nothing, CRS says

By Laurel Adams

The US-Panama free trade agreement, hotly debated by Senate, would have negligible impact on economy

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U.S. free trade agreements locked in limbo

By Laurel Adams

FACT CHECK: Obama claims foreign countries pay teachers as well as doctors

By FactCheck.Org

Commerce Department has no security monitoring program

By Laurel Adams

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Newsmaker interview: Warren says Congress should hold car dealers to same rules as other lenders

Elizabeth Warren, the government’s top advocate on consumer financial issues, says that Congress needs to hold auto dealers to the same basi

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Reform reading: Death by delay?

By Shirley Gao

New consumer agency won't survive if it focuses only on making rules

By David Heath

Car dealers take victory lap, but will face tougher FTC

By Michael Hudson

Reform reading: SEC tackles energy payments, conflict minerals next week

By Julie Vorman

Recovery board foiled by its own effort to track stimulus spending

By John Solomon

Add another chapter in the government's struggles to account for how the $787 billion stimulus money is being spent....

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DOT criticized for vagueness on $9.5 billion in projects

By Aaron Mehta

Homebuilders leave trough hungry, despite lobby blitz

By Joe Eaton

Tea Party founder, Texans among those asking for stimulus funds

By Julie Vorman

Stimulating hypocrisy: Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

How much does it really cost to process debit card purchases?

By Julie Vorman

How much goes for processing?

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Regulatory brawl over debit cards sidesteps the real fee-setters: card companies

By Amy Biegelsen

Banks squeeze bigger debit fee out of Fed

By Amy Biegelsen

Bankers take debit fee duel to friendly territory in House

By Julie Vorman

Will new debit card fee controls revolutionize card industry?

AJR looks at iWatch News

The American Journalism Review checks in on the launch of iWatch News

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Commentary: Protecting the rights of the people through investigative reporting

By Charles Lewis

Is there a magic formula to restore the good old days?

By Philip Knightley

Muckrakers of the world unite

By David E. Kaplan

The Center and Newsweek / The Daily Beast announce content deal

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