Mortgage Crisis

Mortgage Settlement 'Whitewash': US Taxpayers On Bankers' Hook

commondreams.org A report says U.S. taxpayers may end up on the losing side of the multi-billion-dollar housing settlement between banks and states. Former TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky explains how we may be bailing out big banks again. "It was going to be punitive and make them pay for this remarkable misconduct that occurred. And now we're finding out that this so-called penalty is actually going to involve money flowing from the taxpayer into the banks. We're bailing them out again!"

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Another Privatization Horror Story [VIDEO]: Taxpayer-Backed Mortgage Giant Bets Against Its Customers

 

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Are Eric Schneiderman and Liberal Groups Selling Out to Obama on Bank Fraud?

If the President thought his mortgage investigation announcement would be an easy sell to progressive critics, he was only half right at best. more »

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Tell the President: No Sweetheart Deal for Big Banks

Bankers who committed bank fraud deserve to be prosecuted and sent to jail. Enforcement of the law is vital to deter such behavior in the future. more »

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