Quigley Ready To Break Ranks With Party Over Dodd, Conrad Subpoenas
Seniority, party loyalty and congressional etiquette don't seem to get in the way of Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.). The freshman lawmaker is ready to br...
Seniority, party loyalty and congressional etiquette don't seem to get in the way of Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.). The freshman lawmaker is ready to br...
Esther Iverem | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment
On a throwback vibe, you could say that Capitalism: A Love Story is the bomb. By exploring the economic system of capitalism as an evil, Moore fires a salvo into the heart of America's social machine.
Washington Post | Renae Merle | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business
Bank of America employees are reminded every day of how far they still have to go. Just outside the elevators of their vast third-floor command center...
David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media
Just like the birthers, who refuse to acknowledge Obama's birth certificate, Rep. Darrell Issa and Wall Street Journal reporter Emshwiller refuse to acknowledge the mountain of evidence that the Countrywide VIP "scandal" has been thoroughly discredited.
Wall Street Journal | JOHN R. EMSHWILLER | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
The discovery that Countrywide Financial Corp. recorded phone conversations with borrowers in a controversial mortgage program that included public of...
Michael Moore | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment
My new film is going to make some of you angry; but it's going to give most of you a new sense of hope that we are going to turn around the sick and twisted mess made by the last president. Oh, and you're going to have a good laugh too.
Beau Friedlander | Posted 10.03.2009 | Entertainment
Every time I see a new Michael Moore movie, America looks a little different to me. I feel an odd mixture of hopefulness, anger, and spiritual fatigue.
Howie Klein | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
All in all, still love Moore, still want everyone to see the movie, but kind of wish he hadn't decided to jump ugly with one of the most progressive Senators in the Senate.
ProPublica | Alexandra Andrews | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business
Among the servicers participating in the government's mortgage modification program is a new recruit that's not like the others. PennyMac, a firm foun...
ProPublica | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business
Judges have found that major mortgages servicers regularly mess up basic accounting, improperly credit payments and charge unwarranted fees.
David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media
Why isn't any reporter asking inquiring about Feinberg's contacts with GOP operatives? And why isn't any reporter asking questions about who is paying Feinberg's legal bills?
David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
Robert Feinberg is the "whistleblower" who accuses Chris Dodd of receiving "sweetheart deals" on his home mortgage. His statements and stolen company documents represent the only direct evident in Rep. Issa's misleading report.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business
The White House unveiled the outlines of its new ground rules for the financial game Wednesday, but seemed resigned to leave the same failed players o...
Huffington Post | Margo Irvin | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business
Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...
Robert Scheer | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business
How much do you know about the BlackRock hedge fund? Better bone up fast, now that the folks at BlackRock are calling the shots in the government's trillion-dollar bailout program.
brucekrasting.blogspot.com | Bruce Krasting | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business
On March 16, 2009 United Guaranty revised its standards for providing the first loss insurance that has caused so much pain... Noteworthy is the fact...
Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics
It seems to have finally dawned on government leaders that bonus recipients are not the only ones who should be afraid.
Crain's Chicago Business | Steve Daniels | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago
llinois' top banking regulator is barring Countrywide Home Loans Inc. from making any new mortgages in the state until his agency is convinced the len...
AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, Bank of America Corp. is agreeing to pay more than $8 billion to modify ...
Lori Mozilo | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business
When the mortgage crisis broke, there was as flurry of innuendos and allegations about Angelo and Countrywide. However, reporters are merely recycling misinformation they've gotten from each other.
Laura Flanders | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media
As the Bush administration unveiled a publicly-financed plan to "save" mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, local residents at a town hall fo...
Jim Randel | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business
I worry when we as a society turn over-zealous in looking to personalize and find villains for problems (the housing bust and credit crunch) for which we all have responsibility.
AP | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics
DANBURY, Conn. — Sen. Christopher Dodd said Monday that the controversy over two loans he received will not compromise his ability to lead Congr...
AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Federal Reserve on Thursday approved Bank of America Corp.'s purchase of distressed mortgage lender Countrywide Financial ...
LA Times | Posted 05.29.2008 | Business
Apparently clicking "reply" when he meant to hit "forward," Countrywide Financial Corp. Chairman Angelo Mozilo ignited an online furor Tuesday by desc...
Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago