Masto CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto this week requested permission to amend a previous complaint against Bank of America and its subsidiaries to add more claims relating to mortgage origination and servicing.
Schneiderman DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller continues to feel backlash over his decision to remove his colleague from New York from a committee negotiating a nationwide foreclosure settlement.
Schneiderman SALEM, Mass. (Legal Newsline) -- John L. O'Brien, register of deeds for Southern Essex County in Massachusetts, says it is "a travesty of justice" to have New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman removed from an executive committee negotiating a nationwide foreclosure settlement.
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been removed from an executive committee negotiating a nationwide foreclosure settlement with the country's top lenders.
Masto CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto is the latest attorney general to voice concerns over a possible settlement with the country's top mortgage servicers.
Jepsen HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is looking to meet with four of the country's top lenders, concerned that their mortgage servicing falls short.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama has reportedly chosen former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Strange WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said Thursday that he fears a settlement with the nation's top mortgage servicers could lead to too many regulations and slow the housing market's recovery.
Strange WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is among those set to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on mortgage servicing Thursday.
Sam Olens ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) -- Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens says he is opposed to a national settlement with mortgage servicers that would force state attorneys general to conduct principal write-downs.
Jepsen HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen released a letter on Tuesday requesting more information from a major lending institution about a recent data breach.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - State attorneys general could be nearing a settlement with top U.S. banks over the foreclosure crisis, according to reports.
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the nation's five largest loan servicers will most likely be the first to settle a multi-state foreclosure investigation.
Dinallo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Wall Street seems to be backing the right-hand man of former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for the post in November, according to a recent analysis of campaign contributions.
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has rejected the city of Cleveland's attempt to use a public nuisance doctrine to pin liability on major investment banks for the foreclosure crisis in the city.
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Broker-dealer Oppenheimer & Co. will restore $31 million to investors nationwide who hold auction rate securities following a settlement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has requested bonus payment information from eight banks that received federal bailout funds.
Richard Cordray (D) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is suing Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. for allegedly not helping consumers at risk of losing their homes.