The Settlement Story of Major Whistleblowers in the Banking Crisis

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Four Whistleblowers Who Sounded the Alarm on Banks’ Mortgage Shenanigans by Cora Currier for ProPublica Buried in the sweeping mortgage settlementwith banks, for which final documents were filed this week, are five whistleblower casesthat shed light on the litany of foreclosure abuses by [...]

Judge Orders Citigroup to Stand Trial Rather Than Agree to Settle on Toxic Assets

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Judge in Citigroup case has bucked trend of rubber stamping SEC settlements Jurist has history of slamming Wall Street’s top regulator by Ben Hallman for iWatch News There are 41 federal judges in the Southern District of New [...]

The Whistle Blown on Bank Fraud

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Whistleblowers ignored, punished by lenders, dozens of former employees say Mortgage fraud involved many lenders, former employees say by Michael Hudson for iwatch news Darcy Parmer ran into trouble soon after she started her job as a fraud [...]

Banks Fall Short on Govt Housing Program (HAMP); Treasury Foots The Bill

“At some point, Treasury needs to ask itself what value there is in a program under which not only participation, but also compliance with the rules, is voluntary,” says the new report, from the special inspector general for the TARP. “Treasury needs to recognize the failings of [the program] and be willing to risk offending servicers.

Citizens Bail Out of Big Banks: An Update on the Local Banking Movement

Dalyrmple said he blames the big banks and their political enablers for credit freeze that killed his business. “It was extremely frustrating as an entrepreneur looking to be in charge of my success or failure to come to the realization that the fate of my business was determined by greed, corruption and illegal behavior on Wall Street and in Washington,” he said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Who's Bailed Out?

This detailed report from Pro Publica provides comprehensive data to the whereabouts of taxpayer dollars. We encourage all of our readers to take a close look at the long list of recipients. When viewing click on any recipient [...]

Transparency: “Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown?”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2009 8:10 AM CONTACT: Center for Public Integrity Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown? Center for Public Integrity Investigation Identifies Top 25 Subprime Lenders and their Wall Street Backers WASHINGTON – May 6 – The [...]