The “robo-signers” at banks who signed thousands of foreclosure-related documents were essentially lying under oath. But perhaps even worse were the lawyers involved: They’re the ones who should have known better and put an en…
GMAC, which is a unit of Ally Bank, has hired a number of accounting and legal firms to go over its foreclosure procedures.
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China ordered state-owned banks to limit lending as it moves to control inflation and prevent a credit bubble.
The Chinese government told the six largest state-owned banks to increase their reserves to 17.5% of deposits from 17%, The Associated Pres…
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is widening its review of foreclosure documents, CNNMoney said.
The bank is already reviewing 56,000 foreclosure documents in 23 states that need a judge to sign off on a foreclosure. Now, JPMorgan is expanding the review to states that don’t require a judge’s approval, CNNMoney said without naming its sources.
Banks have come under intense scrutiny as evidence…
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JPMorgan Chase Expands Foreclosure Review originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:15:00.
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A massive loss of confidence in the foundations of property rights and rule of law has occurred. And this loss is having a devastating impact on the housing market, effectively locking up all those foreclosed homes that need to…