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A Bank Crisis Whodunit, With Laughs and Tears. THE NEW YORK TIMES (Gretchen Morgenson) January 31, 2011
Only 1% helped statewide in foreclosure mediation program. TAMPA BAY ONLINE (Shannon Behnken) January 30, 2011
Dexia Holding v Countrywide and the Sub-prime Crisis - the Scope of the Fraud May Begin to Unfold. LOS ANGELES EXAMINER (Joseph Zernik) January 30, 2011
U.S. investigates Deutsche Bank in foreclosure case. REUTERS (Scot J. Paltrow) January 30, 2011
Foreclosures spread into previously safe areas. AP (Alex Veiga) January 27, 2011
Panel blames deregulation for financial crisis. REUTERS (Dave Clarke and Kevin Drawbaugh) January 27, 2011
Countrywide Accused in Lawsuit of ‘Massive Fraud’. BLOOMBERG (Karen Freifeld) January 26, 2011
Fannie, Freddie paid $50 million in fees to Florida law firms under investigation. HOUSINGWIRE (Jon Prior) January 26, 2011
BofA Unit Ordered to Halt Foreclosures in Nevada. BLOOMBERG (David McLaughlin) January 26, 2011
Foreclosure Alternative Out of Reach for Homeowner. FORT MYERS FOX NEWS 4 January 26, 2011
Top congressional cop may probe mortgage servicers. REUTERS (Rachelle Younglai) January 26, 2011
TARP watchdog blasts Obama's foreclosure program. CNN MONEY (Ben Rooney) January 26, 2011
.U.S. Foreclosure-Prevention Program Accelerated in December Amid Criticism. BLOOMBERG (Lorraine Woellert) January 26, 2011
Financial Crisis Commission Finds Cause For Prosecution Of Wall Street. THE HUFFINGTON POST (Shahien Nasiripour) January 25, 2011
Fannie, Freddie leave $160 million in legal bills to taxpayers. New York Times (Gretchen Morgenson) January 24, 2011
Home Buyers Are at Risk in Bad-Foreclosure Case at Massachusetts Top Court. BLOOMBERG (Thom Weidlich) January 21, 2011
JPMorgan’s EMC Mortgage Sued Over Home Loan Documents. BLOOMBERG (Sophia Pearson) January 21, 2011
SEC Votes to Require Disclosures on Asset-Backed Bonds. BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK (Jesse Hamilton and Jody Shenn) January 20, 2011
Key Senator Urges Obama To Push Foreclosure Relief In State Of The Union. THE HUFFINGTON POST (Zach Carter) January 20, 2011
Condo seeks sanctions over 'fraudulent' foreclosure filings. DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Paola Iuspa-Abbott) January 20, 2011
Regulators Seek New Rules for Mortgage Servicers. BLOOMBERG (Lorraine Woellert) January 19, 2011
Bair Calls for Foreclosure Panel Modeled on BP Fund. BLOOMBERG (Lorraine Woellert) January 19, 2011
The Making of a 'Liar's Loan,' With Help From the Loan Officer. DAILY FINANCE (Abigail Field) January 19, 2011
Ally Financial to withdraw Maryland foreclosures signed by Jeffrey Stephan. THE WASHINGTON POST (Dina ElBoghdady and Ariana Eunjung Cha) January 19, 2011
Editorial: Ferreting out mortgage fraud. ST. PETERSBURG TIMES January 19, 2011
Faulty Paperwork May Slow Millions Of Foreclosures. NPR (Chris Arnold) January 18, 2011
Fannie regulator wants changes to servicer pay. MARKET WATCH (Ronald D. Orol) January 18, 2011
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Foreclosure Crisis. THE HUFFINGTON POST (Preeti Vissa) January 18, 2011
The 10 States That Got Crushed By Foreclosures In 2010. BUSINESS INSIDER January 18, 2011
GMAC dropping 250 Maryland foreclosure cases. THE BALTIMORE SUN (Jamie Smith Hopkins) January 18, 2011
Foreclosure means not leaving home for 673 days. THE TAMPA TRIBUNE (Shannon Behnken) January 18, 2011
2nd UPDATE: JP Morgan Wrongly Foreclosed On Military Families. DOW JONES NEWSWIRES (David Benoit) January 18, 2011
Foreclosure lawyers' misdeeds ignored in Florida? Despite complaints, ethics breaches slip past discipline system. HERALD-TRIBUNE (Todd Ruger) January 18, 2011
In their fight with banks over mortgage losses, investors get on borrowers' side. THE WASHINGTON POST (Ariana Eunjung Cha and Dina ElBoghdady) January 16, 2011
Tracing the signs of foreclosure traps. THE PALM BEACH POST (Christine Stapleton) January 15, 2011
South Florida foreclosure wave caught many flat-footed. THE MIAMI HERALD (Toluse Olorunnipa) January 14, 2011
New foreclosures fall in 2010, but first full-year dip since 2006 may be temporary. PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) January 14, 2011
DC Puts Its Bankster-Friendly Solution for Foreclosure Fraud on the Table. NAKED CAPITALISM (Yves Smith) January 13, 2011
Pension Funds Threaten Big Banks Over Foreclosures. CNBC (Diana Olick) January 10, 2011
Foreclosure crisis hits home for all. THE MIAMI HERALD (Toluse Olorunnipa) January 10, 2011
State guilty of 'delusional behavior' in slow response to foreclosure chaos, critics say. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) January 10, 2011
LYONS: Report on foreclosure's legal issues is refreshing. HERALD TRIBUNE (Tom Lyons) January 9, 2011
Court rules against banks in pivotal mortgage case. THE PALM BEACH POST (Christine Stapleton) January 8, 2011
Mortgage Worries Trigger Bearish Banking Bets. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Brendan Conway) January 7, 2011
The Foreclosure Fraud Scandal Just Got Harder to Ignore. THE HUFFINGTON POST (Kevin Connor) January 7, 2011
Florida attorney general slams banks' foreclosure practices. LOS ANGELES TIMES January 7, 2011
Foreclosure-Prevention Program ‘Deeply Troubling,’ Issa Say. BLOOMBERG (Heidi Przybyla) January 7, 2011
Banks lose important ruling on foreclosures. REUTERS (Jonathan Stempel and Dena Aubin) January 7, 2011
Mass. court ruling has potential to void thousands of foreclosures. THE WASHINGTON POST (Ariana Eunjung Cha) January 7, 2011
Mass Court Rules Against US Bancorp, Wells Fargo On Foreclosures. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Matthias Rieker and Liz Moyer) January 7, 2011
Banks Lose Pivotal Massachusetts Foreclosure Case. BLOOMBERG (Thom Weidlich) January 7, 2011
JPMorgan, GMAC Urge New Jersey Court Not to Suspend Home Foreclosures. BLOOMBERG (David McLaughlin) January 7, 2011
State details foreclosure chaos: Evidence of forgeries, bogus witnesses and illegal shortcuts. THE PALM BEACH POST (Kimberly Miller) January 5, 2011
Report: Rep. Issa To Examine GSEs' Role In Foreclosure Crisis. MORTGAGE ORB January 4, 2011
Freddie Mac's seven facts about the foreclosure process. HOUSING WIRE (Jon Prior) January 4, 2011
BofA, JPMorgan Could Be Near Foreclosure Settlements. FORBES January 4, 2011
Five Biggest Lenders May Be First to Settle Foreclosure Probe, Iowa Says. BLOOMBERG ( Margaret Cronin Fisk and Prashant Gopal) January 4, 2011