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Boiler rooms, foreclosure mills: The story of America’s mortgage industry
By
Michael Hudson
October 7, 2010
The news about the nation’s foreclosure scandal has been coming fast and furious, driven by tales of backdated documents, false affidavits a
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Wells Fargo to pay $175M in lending settlement
By
The Associated Press
July 12, 2012
Raging against the foreclosure machine
The Financial Meltdown: A Glossary
By
Kat Aaron
May 6, 2009
The roots of the financial crisis: Who is to blame?
By
John Dunbar
and
David Donald
May 6, 2009
The appraisal bubble
By
Joe Eaton
April 14, 2009
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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Big banks can fund mortgage aid programs If government won't, says Democrat
By
Julie Vorman
March 11, 2011
Despite new rules, appraisers say pressure remains
By
Joe Eaton
June 17, 2009
Coming soon: Simpler mortgage paperwork
By
Michael Hudson
September 23, 2010
The Financial Meltdown: A Glossary
By
Kat Aaron
May 6, 2009
A peek into the art of mortgage duplicity
By
Michael Hudson
October 21, 2010
In many of Ameriquest Mortgage’s far-flung sales branches, employees outfitted break rooms or spare cubicles with the tools they needed to c
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You broke it? You fix it.
By
John Dunbar
August 26, 2009
The appraisal bubble
By
Joe Eaton
April 14, 2009
Borrower Nightmares: Disabled homeowner alleges broker, bank sold her mortgage she couldn’t afford
By
Ben Hallman
September 2, 2011
Countrywide protected fraudsters by silencing whistleblowers, say former employees
By
Michael Hudson
September 22, 2011
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Where’s the HAMP loan data?
By
Julie Vorman
October 27, 2010
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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Data confirms that securitized mortgages less likely to be modified
By
Amy Biegelsen
February 10, 2011
Obama's new plan for underwater mortgages may be too little too late
By
Michael Hudson
September 9, 2011
Treasury Dept. anti-foreclosure program "abysmal," says watchdog
By
David Heath
January 27, 2011
Treasury Department holding back on details of mortgage modification program
More mortgage fraud reporting?
By
Kat Aaron
July 16, 2009
Nonbank mortgage lenders would have to file reports of suspected fraud for the first time, under a new proposal issued Wednesday by the Fina
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The appraisal bubble
By
Joe Eaton
April 14, 2009
Mortgage industry tanks, fraud continues at Countrywide
By
Michael Hudson
September 23, 2011
FBI brags about chasing down mortgage fraudsters but big banks are left untouched
By
Michael Hudson
August 15, 2011
A good time to be a white-collar criminal?
By
Nick Schwellenbach
December 18, 2008
A good time to be a white-collar criminal?
By
Nick Schwellenbach
December 18, 2008
The Securities and Exchange Commission has said that it failed to pursue a variety of allegations about Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi schem
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Methodology
By
David Donald
May 6, 2009
FBI brags about chasing down mortgage fraudsters but big banks are left untouched
By
Michael Hudson
August 15, 2011
GOP candidates in foreclosure capital say government not the solution to crisis
By
Michael Hudson
October 18, 2011
Commentary: The mega-banks behind the meltdown
By
Bill Buzenberg
May 6, 2009
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FBI director: Mortgage fraud investigations continue to jump
By
Nick Schwellenbach
March 25, 2009
In written testimony before Congress today, FBI Director Robert Mueller admitted that the growing numbers of mortgage fraud investigations “
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The fraud squad
By
Howard Goodman
June 22, 2009
Reporter Michael Hudson Talks Mortgage Fraud on KCBX
Countrywide whistleblower chosen for Ridenhour award
By
Michael Hudson
April 27, 2012
Whistleblowers ignored, punished by lenders, dozens of former employees say
By
Michael Hudson
November 22, 2011
Reporter Michael Hudson Talks Mortgage Fraud on KCBX
Michael discusses annual FBI mortgage fraud report
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The fraud squad
By
Howard Goodman
June 22, 2009
FBI director: Mortgage fraud investigations continue to jump
By
Nick Schwellenbach
March 25, 2009
A good time to be a white-collar criminal?
By
Nick Schwellenbach
December 18, 2008
Countrywide whistleblower chosen for Ridenhour award
By
Michael Hudson
April 27, 2012
Mortgage industry whistleblower wins case against Bank of America
By
Michael Hudson
September 14, 2011
Government awards mortgage whistleblower $930,000, job reinstatement
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Countrywide whistleblower chosen for Ridenhour award
By
Michael Hudson
April 27, 2012
Countrywide protected fraudsters by silencing whistleblowers, say former employees
By
Michael Hudson
September 22, 2011
Whistleblowers ignored, punished by lenders, dozens of former employees say
By
Michael Hudson
November 22, 2011
New whistleblower cases allege continued bank fraud
By
Amy Biegelsen
and
Emma Schwartz
March 9, 2012
Countrywide protected fraudsters by silencing whistleblowers, say former employees
By
Michael Hudson
September 22, 2011
Exclusive interview with a high-ranking Bank of America whistleblower reveals corruption that led to the financial collapse
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Countrywide whistleblower chosen for Ridenhour award
By
Michael Hudson
April 27, 2012
New whistleblower cases allege continued bank fraud
By
Amy Biegelsen
and
Emma Schwartz
March 9, 2012
The fraud squad
By
Howard Goodman
June 22, 2009
Leaders of the nation’s No. 1 subprime lender charged by the SEC
By
Kat Aaron
June 4, 2009
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