HSBC got plenty of attention when it disclosed that it had suspended foreclosures in its annual report Monday. But its not the only bank whose annual report made for interesting reading. The risk disclosures in banks’ annual re…
As multiple lawsuits and SEC actions progress in relation to the nation’s mortgage mess, it’s becoming clear that the misbehaviors of the lawyers involved at all stages were not isolated incidents: The misconduct was systemic, …
JPMorgan Chase may come to regret buying Bear Stearns. Suits by Wells Fargo and bond insurer Ambac claim that Bear entirely disregarded loan quality to appease its trading desk’s ever-growing demand for mortgages to securitize….
On Monday, a group of institutional investors sued Countrywide and Bank of America over Countrywide’s mortgages practices. The bank is accused of issuing vast numbers of loans using methods that went beyond lax standards and in…
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge in New York wants officials from HSBC and Litton Loan Servicing to appear in her courtroom next month — to explain their failure to provide adequate documentation concerning how HSBC wound up cla…