State Attorneys General

Some State AGs Would Rather Please the NRA Than Enforce the Law

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Montana, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, George Zimmerman, Mark Begich, State Attorneys General, Trayvon Martin, Concealed Carry, Gun Control, Florida, John Thune, Nra, David Vitter, Guns, Concealed Carry Laws, H.R. 822, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

The letter signed by 23 state Attorneys General in support of the National Rifle Association's bill to nationalize concealed carry of handguns suggests that, for those public officials, pandering to the gun lobby is far more important than doing the job they were sworn to perform.

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Matt Sledge

In State AG Campaigns, Foreclosure Often The Missing Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Beau Biden, Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Settlement, State Attorneys General, Kamala Harris, California Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, Bob Ferguson, Mortgage Crisis, Financial Regulation, Foreclosure Settlement, Kathleen Kane, Politics News

NEW YORK -- The nation's attorneys general flexed their legal muscles earlier this year when they signed off on a $25 billion national mortgage settle...

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Should Miami Celebrate Its Lawyers?

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Homeless, Law Students, Lawyers, State Attorneys General, Judges, Public Defender, Minorities, Miami News
Spencer Aronfeld

At this time, when the public perception of lawyers is understandably at an all-time low, the not-for-profit Lawyers to the Rescue has identified several South Florida lawyers who have set a new standard for their commitment to public service.

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Victimized Homeowners Deserve Justice, Accountability

Patrick Murphy | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Pennsylvania-Attorney-General, Mortgage Settlement, Pennsylvania, State Attorneys General, Attorney General, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, Justice Department, Patrick Murphy, Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
Patrick Murphy

We deserve a good faith effort on behalf of the banks to make their victims, the American people, whole again. As it stands, the proposed settlement does none of these things.

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Zach Carter

Huntsman's Harsh Plans For Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Jon Huntsman Wall Street, Video, Jon Huntsman, Dodd-Frank, State Attorneys General, Wall Street Reform, Jon Huntsman Banks, Jon Huntsman 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman called Monday for a major financial overhaul that would break up too-big-to-fail banks an...

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Arthur Delaney

First Criminal Charges Filed Over Robo-Signing

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Catherine Cortez Masto, Foreclosure Fraud Settlement, Lender Processing Services, Mortgage Modifications, State Attorneys General, Gerri Sheppard, Robo-Signing, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure, Nevada, Foreclosure Fraud, Gary Trafford, Lps, Business News

The Nevada attorney general has indicted two midlevel staffers at a mortgage document company, Lender Processing Services, on a whopping 606 counts of...

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Amanda Terkel

Rep. Tammy Baldwin: No Immunity For Banks In Foreclosure Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Tammy Baldwin Senate Election, Foreclosures, 2012 Elections, Tammy Baldwin, Tammy Baldwin Foreclosures, Mortgage Abuse, Mortgage Crisis, Tammy Baldwin 2012, Eric Schneiderman Mortgages, Tammy Baldwin Mortgages, Foreclosure Negotiations, Mortgage Investigation, Tammy Baldwin Senate, State Attorneys General, Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin, 112th Congress, Eric Schneiderman Foreclosures, Foreclosure Investigation, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is set to introduce a resolution in Congress this week calling on the Obama administration and state attorne...

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Progressive Activism Helps Prevent Wall Street Banks From Receiving a "Get Out of Jail Free" Card

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Bank Fraud, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Foreclosure Fraud Investigation, State Attorneys General, Foreclosure Fraud, Eric Schneiderman, Kamala Harris, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

When progressive activism achieves meaningful results and scores a win over Wall Street banks, there's nothing wrong with taking a little victory lap.

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William Alden

Kentucky AG Backs New York's Schneiderman In National Foreclosure Settlement Talks

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Bank of America, New York, JPMorgan Chase, Beau Biden, State Attorneys General, Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, Business News, Jack Conway, Kentucky, Foreclosure, Citigroup, Business News

NEW YORK -- Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has added his name to a list of state law enforcers who fear that a settlement being negotiated amon...

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The Man Who May Bring the Banksters to Justice (If They Don't Break His Knees First)

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Bank Fraud, Bank of America, Obama Wall Street, State Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, Countrywide Financial, Bank of New York Mellon, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Martin Act, Wall Street Reform, Foreclosure Fraud Investigation, Foreclosure Fraud, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may go down as the most important public official in reforming the corrupt financial system -- if he can hold out against pressure from Wall Street, the Federal Reserve, and the Obama administration.

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William Alden

New York Federal Reserve Director Provokes Accusations Of Conflict Of Interest

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Kathryn Wylde, Economic Crisis, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, New York City, New York Federal Reserve Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, State Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General, Bank of New York Mellon, Board of Directors, Business News, Financial Crisis, Citigroup, Business News

NEW YORK -- A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who is supposed to represent the public, has provoked criticism that she has a conflic...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden Moves To Join Bank Of America Mortgage Deal, Signaling Concerns

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Mortgage Investigation, Bank of America, Beau Biden, Foreclosure Crisis, State Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Investigation, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden signaled his intent Friday to intervene in a proposed $8.5 billion settlement over troubled mortgag...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Side Deal With Bank Of America Would Cede Liability In Exchange For Homeowner Relief

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: State Attorneys General, Robo-Signing, Bank of America Foreclosure Fraud, Bank of America, Foreclosure Fraud Investigation, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Investigation, Bank of America Foreclosures, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Federal and state prosecutors are in advanced negotiations with Bank of America in pursuit of a settlement that would forgive the bank f...

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Shahien Nasiripour

WATCH: Senior Obama Administration Official Says Government Hasn't Sufficiently Probed Foreclosure Abuses

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren Foreclosure Investigation, Wells Fargo, Elizabeth Warren Foreclosures, Ally Financial, Bank of America, Preemption, Jamie Dimon, Mortgage Investigation, Elizabeth Warren Obama, JPMorgan Chase, State Attorneys General, Foreclosure Investigation, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON -- A top Obama administration official on Thursday questioned the scope of the state and federal investigations into alleged mortgage abuse...

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Shahien Nasiripour

JPMorgan Chase Profit Jumps 13 Percent Despite Mortgage Woes

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, JPMorgan Chase, Foreclosure Crisis, State Attorneys General, JPmorgan Earnings, Elizabeth Warren Foreclosures, Banks, JPMorgan Profit, Jamie Dimon, Bank Earnings, Foreclosure Investigation, Business News

NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, reported a 13 percent jump in profits, to $5.4 billion, as lending continued to sl...

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Shahien Nasiripour

As Government Nears Accord With Banks, Questions Swirl Over Scope Of Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Sherrod Brown, Robo-Signing, Robert Menendez, Foreclosure Fraud, Mortgage Investigation, Tom Miller, Tom Coburn, State Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, State AG Foreclosure, Richard Shelby, Jeff Merkley, Foreclosure Fraud Investigation, Lisa Madigan, Foreclosure Investigation, Business News

WASHINGTON -- State and federal prosecutors are pressing to complete a proposed settlement with the nation's five largest home loan companies over all...

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Fewer Homeowners Put On Notice For Being Behind On Payments

Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Mortgages, Bank-Owned Properties, Housing Market, State Attorneys General, Homes, U.S. Homeowners, Mortgage Crisis, Banks, Federal Regulators, Realtytrac, Business News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of U.S. homeowners who were put on notice for being behind on their mortgage payments fell in May to the lowest level ...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Official: Bank Of America 'Significantly Hindered' Federal Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Mortgage Investigation, HUD IG, Inspector General, Hud Inspector General, State Attorneys General, Mortgage Securities, Bank of America, Bank of America Mortgage, Bank of America Foreclosures, Foreclosure Investigation, Video, Business News

NEW YORK -- Bank of America, the largest U.S. bank by assets, "significantly hindered" a federal investigation into the firm's faulty foreclosure prac...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Bank Of America Faces New Probe; New York Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Mortgage Securitization

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: Mortgage Investigation, Bank of America Eric Schneiderman, State Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, Mortgage Securities, Bank of America, Sheila Bair, New York Attorney General, Foreclosure Investigation, Business News

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has targeted Bank of America, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, in a new probe that questions the validity ...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Foreclosure Fraud Price Tag Four Times Higher Than Banks' Initial Proposal

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Wells Fargo Foreclosures, Foreclosure Crisis, State Attorneys General, Tom Perrelli, Attorneys General, Citigroup Foreclosures, Thomas Perrelli, Foreclosure Fraud, Bank of America Foreclosures, Foreclosure Investigation, Jpmorgan Chase Foreclosures, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest mortgage companies are operating on the assumption that they will have to pay as much as $20 billion to resolve cla...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, HUD IG, JPMorgan Chase, State Attorneys General, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, False Claims Act, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Bank of America, Foreclosure News, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Investigation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Exclusive, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON -- A set of confidential federal audits accuse the nation’s five largest mortgage companies of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of ...

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Shahien Nasiripour

HSBC Continues Freeze On Home Seizures

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Hsbc, Foreclosure Crisis, Foreclosure Freeze, State Attorneys General, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Investigation, Business News

HSBC North America Holdings, the ninth-largest U.S. bank by assets, told investors Wednesday that the bank's moratorium on home seizures continues in ...

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William Alden

Home Price Fall Accelerated In First Quarter

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Housing Market, Zillow, State Attorneys General, Wells Fargo, Home Prices, Ally Financial, Economic Crisis, Business News, Mortgage Crisis, Bank of America, Foreclosure, Citigroup, Business News

Almost five years after home prices peaked, they're still moving in the wrong direction. Home values fell 3 percent during the first three months o...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Obama Administration, State Officials Expected To Give Banks New Mortgage Terms

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Foreclosure Crisis, State Attorneys General, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Bank of America, Foreclosure Fraud, Foreclosure Investigation, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration and state officials are expected to offer the nation's five largest mortgage firms updated terms next week in o...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Banks Illegally Foreclosed On Dozens Of Military Borrowers

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Holly Petraeus, Illegal-Foreclosures, Banks, Bank of America, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Foreclosure Fraud, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, State Attorneys General, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Military Borrowers, Cfpb, Military Foreclosures, Foreclosures, Foreclosure Investigation, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Two of the nation's largest mortgage firms illegally foreclosed on the homes of "almost 50" active-duty military service members, accord...

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