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Claims of high-pressure sales, fraud at odds with Quicken Loans’ straight-shooting image

By Michael Hudson

February 4, 2011

Quicken Loans, the giant mortgage lender founded by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, goes on trial Tuesday in Detroit to face allegati

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"… nable.”Trial in Detroit Begins TuesdayQuicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert. Credit: Mark Duncan/Associated PressA group of ex-employees, meanwhile, have gone …"

States are battleground in drive to regulate lawsuit funding

By Ben Hallman and Caitlin Ginley

February 2, 2011

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

Federal red tape traps disabled borrowers with student loan debt

By Sasha Chavkin, Cezary Podkul, Jeannette Neumann and Ben Protess

February 14, 2011

Borrowers who become severely disabled can get federal student loans forgiven, but the program for deciding whether they qualify is a dysfun

Lawsuit loans add new risk for the injured

By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ben Hallman

January 14, 2011

The business of lending to plaintiffs has blossomed over the past decade, part of a growing trend in which banks and hedge funds seeking unt

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"… LawCash, a company that lends money to people who want to pursue lawsuits. Credit Ruth Fremson, The New York TimesThere was little risk in lending money to …"

"… sue a disability lawsuit; she now owes $18,976 and her case is unresolved. Credit: Gary Tramontina, The New York TimesWhen David Kert, a personal-injury law …"