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Mortgage fraud reports rise, but some fraud may still be undetected

By Kat Aaron and Nick Schwellenbach

Reports of suspected mortgage fraud — fueled by the current economic crisis — are up in 2008, according to two new reports by the FBI and th

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Fraud and folly: The untold story of General Electric’s subprime debacle

By Michael Hudson

At top subprime mortgage lender, policies Were invitation to fraud

By David Heath

Woman says GE-owned subprime lender deceived, defrauded her

By Michael Hudson

The fraud squad

By Howard Goodman

Subprime loans may have sunk BankUnited FSB

By Laura Cheek

On May 21, BankUnited FSB became the 34th federally insured institution to be taken over by regulators this year. The takeover will put anot

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Credit rater says new consumer agency is much-needed "medicine" for banks

By Shirley Gao

You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

In details of Dodd bill, some loopholes and unanswered questions

By Keith Epstein, Ben Protess and David Heath

Meltdown 101

By John Dunbar

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

By Kat Aaron

Angelo Mozilo, founder and former CEO of Countrywide Financial — the No. 1 subprime lender in America, according to a Center for Public Inte

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16 cents on the dollar: Doing the math on Mozilo settlement

By Michael Hudson

Report: Countrywide won influence with discounts

By The Associated Press

Countrywide protected fraudsters by silencing whistleblowers, say former employees

By Michael Hudson

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

By Michael Hudson

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Mortgage companies and the new regulatory regime

By Kat Aaron

Everyone knew it was coming. With all the turmoil in the American financial system, a push for re-regulation was inevitable. The Obama admin

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Some foreclosure rescue scams involve lawyers, mortgage errors

By Julie Vorman

You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

Predatory lending: A decade of warnings

By Kat Aaron

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

By John Dunbar and David Donald

Subprime loans were big business for struggling lender CIT

By Kat Aaron

Troubled lender CIT Group found itself on the brink of bankruptcy Monday, as concerns regarding its liquidity and debt mounted. The company

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One year later: A meltdown retrospective

By Kat Aaron

Conservative think tank's plan would limit securitization of mortgages

By Amy Biegelsen

Auto dealers should be happy

By Bill Buzenberg

Mortgage companies and the new regulatory regime

By Kat Aaron

One year later: A meltdown retrospective

By Kat Aaron

Today marks a year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history. As President Obama delivers a major speech

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Auto dealers should be happy

By Bill Buzenberg

WaMu bank executives aware of rampant fraud

By David Heath

Commentary: The mega-banks behind the meltdown

By Bill Buzenberg

GOP candidates in foreclosure capital say government not the solution to crisis

By Michael Hudson

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Auto dealers should be happy

By Bill Buzenberg

One of the biggest winners in the new financial services overhaul bill are the nation’s auto dealerships, which are now exempt from oversigh

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Commentary: The mega-banks behind the meltdown

By Bill Buzenberg

WaMu bank executives aware of rampant fraud

By David Heath

WaMu bank executives aware of rampant fraud

By David Heath

GOP candidates in foreclosure capital say government not the solution to crisis

By Michael Hudson

A good time to be a white-collar criminal?

By Nick Schwellenbach

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

FBI brags about chasing down mortgage fraudsters but big banks are left untouched

By Michael Hudson

GOP candidates in foreclosure capital say government not the solution to crisis

By Michael Hudson

Commentary: The mega-banks behind the meltdown

By Bill Buzenberg

Reform reading: Mortgage risk rule creates "unholy alliance" of lobbyists

By Shirley Gao

Reform reading: Mortgage risk retention rule creates "unholy alliance"

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Morgan Stanley latest to settle with Massachusetts

Dodd-Frank author is proudest of "skin in the game" requirement for mortgage securitizers

By Shirley Gao

TARP watchdog sounds alarm about "too big to fail" banks

By Julie Vorman

Senior Treasury Dept. official is latest financial regulator to resign

By Julie Vorman

Reform reading: New York AG takes aim at Bank of America

By Shirley Gao

Reform reading: New York AG takes aim at Bank of America

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Financial reform this week: Senate hearing to examine systemic risk response

By Julie Vorman

Reform reading: Senator asks Fed for details of loans to rich investors, tax haven funds

By Julie Vorman

Financial reform this week: TBTF banks weigh in on plan for "living wills"

By Julie Vorman

FDIC Chief got Bank of America loans while working on its rescue

By Keith Epstein and David Heath

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