Toxic Mortgages

Wisconsin Governor's Allies Ran a Toxic Bailout Bank... and Got Rich

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Bailoukt Banks, M & I Bank, Toxic Mortgages, Scott Walker, Move Your Money, Toxic Assets, Marshall & Ilsley, Wisconsin Protests, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The same bank executives who donated to Scott Walker and have helped him avoid the press with their underground tunnel also ran one of the most conspicuous dumping sites for toxic financial waste in the country.

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Bear Stearns Emails Suggest Bank Sold Clients 'Sack Of Sh--'

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Fraud, Bear Stearns Fraud, JP Morgan, Toxic Mortgages, Bear Stearns Emails, Banks, Financial Crisis, Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Collapse, Business News

A new lawsuit alleges fresh evidence of corruption at collapsed banking giant Bear Stearns. The lawsuit -- filed in 2008 by mortgage insurer Ambac As...

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FOR SALE: $1 Billion In Toxic BofA Mortgages

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Toxic Mortgages, New York Post, Countrywide Financial, Bank of America, Toxic Assets, Bofa, Bank of America Mortgage Sale, Bank of America Toxic Asset Sale, Business News

BANGALORE (Reuters): Bank of America Corp has put up for sale at least $1 billion worth of toxic mortgage assets, the New York Post said on Monday, c...

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Latino Families' Fight for Banking Reform

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Weak Oversight, Auto Dealers, Job Loss, NCLR's Wealth-Building Policy Project, Nclr, Damaging Payday Loans, Cycles of Debt, Deceptive Lending Practices, Declaw Legislation, Wall Street Bailouts, Latino Families, Accountable, Janis Bowdler, Great Recession, Enforcement, Foreclosure, Housing Counselors, Mortgage Brokers, Small-Dollar Lenders, Greed, High-Rate Credit Cards, Oversight, Devastating Consequences, Innovative Financial Products, Limited Accountability, Economic Turmoil, Subprime Loans, Toxic Mortgages, Protections, Deception, Access to Credit, Product Vendors, Positive Innovations, Banking Reform, Politics News
Janet Murguía

One of the most devastating consequences of today's economic turmoil is the large-scale loss of nearly a generation of wealth among Latino homeowners.

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