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The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Monday that it has charged Bank of America Corp. with discriminating against disabled home buyers by asking them for medical information and proof of federal disability income.
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North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is warning residents of the state to be on alert for criminals posing as payday loan operators and debt collectors.
February 27 -
The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh announced that it intends to convert from a federally chartered thrift supervised by the OCC to a state-chartered thrift to be supervised by New York State Department of Financial Services.
February 27 -
The amount the Michigan company ends up paying will depend on whether its financial footing improves.
February 24 -
The perfect metaphor for the housing crisis sits, ignominiously, off the coast of Italy. That lumbering hulk of a ship – the once Grand Concordia — is stuck, half sunk, going nowhere, and the prospects for the situation improving are problematic at best. Refloat? Scrap? Maritime experts are weighing the pros and cons, but I think there's general agreement about siphoning off the fuel before a possible leak turns pristine waters into a very toxic mess.
February 24
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Two banks failed on Friday, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. only finding a buyer for one of the fallen institutions.
February 24 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is under pressure to let borrowers have the right to sue servicers even if they receive compensation under the foreclosure review process.
February 24 -
Flagstar Bancorp Friday agreed to pay up to $132.8 million to settle civil-fraud charges lodged by the Department of Justice that accused the bank of improperly approving loans for government insurance.
February 24 -
American Express Co., the largest credit-card issuer by spending, is facing an enforcement action by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and possibly the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over late fees it charged some charge-card customers, the company said Friday in a regulatory filing.
February 24 -
WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will report the industry's full 2011 earnings Tuesday in the agency's regular quarterly update.
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