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

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

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Bank of America, which spent $4 billion to buy Countrywide, now must pay $8.5 billion settlement to Countrywide investors

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

By Shirley Gao

Financial reform this week: CFPB pushes ahead with plan for non-bank regulation

By Julie Vorman

Daily financial reform roundup

By Julie Vorman

Reform reading: Fed reveals details about $3 trillion in emergency loans

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

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August 6, 2010

By Julie Vorman

From Bank of America, two different stories about tracking bailout funds

By Ben Protess

Stock market plunge shows need for tough oversight of financial system, reformers say

By Michael Hudson

One year later: A meltdown retrospective

By Kat Aaron

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

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Countrywide loan underwriter found herself in ‘dangerous territory’

By Michael Hudson

Predatory lending: A decade of warnings

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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

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S&P not shy about using its clout politically

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Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

By Michael Hudson

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

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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

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Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

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Report: Car loans include billions in undisclosed charges

By Keith Epstein

Virginians protest General Electric over foreclosures

By Amy Biegelsen and Emma Schwartz

Investigative armada unleashed on sub-prime mortgage mess

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

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The top ten PACs that will miss Chris Dodd

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

When Connecticut Democrat Chris Dodd first ran for the Senate in 1980, his campaign cost only about $1.4 million. But three decades later, r

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A guide to financial regulatory reform proposals

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Tim Johnson — Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

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Dodd’s departure could endanger potential consumer agency

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Fannie’s favorite son

By Matthew Lewis

Freddie's and Fannie's favors

By Matthew Lewis

With Congress set to weigh in on the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department’s plan to rescue Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the increase in po

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Stockbrokers, credit raters, Fannie among study targets ordered by financial reform bill

By Julie Vorman

Why Fannie and Freddie continue to cost taxpayers billions

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